Fidel Castro writes with great candor and emotion about his historic political partnership with Che Guevara, which changed the face of Cuba and Latin America. He creates a vivid portrait of Che, the man, the revolutionary, and the intellectual--revealing much about his own inimitable character. This new edition contains a frank assessment of Che's ill-fated Bolivian mission.
Author Biography
- Fidel Castro went into exile on his release from prison after initiating an armed attack against the Batista dictatorship. One night in Mexico he met a young Argentine doctor Ernesto Guevara. They talked until dawn, sharing their ideas and dreams, when Che agreed to join the expedition back to Cuba to restore popular rule. The rest is history David Deutschmann has edited numerous titles on Cuba, notably The Che Guevara Reader and The Fidel Castro Reader.
