Che: Self Portrait

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At last, Che on Che! Discover the personal side of the legendary Che Guevara in a way never before revealed to the world. This book includes many unpublished short stories and poems written to his wife and children, as well as photos from the Guevara family album, showing a surprisingly sensitive and artistic side to a man often seen as a hard-line revolutionary. An enthusiastic amateur photographer, Ches self-portraits are a stunning feature of this selection along with some beautiful short stories, poems, and personal letters, which have just been released from his familys personal archives. Among the innumerable biographies and photo books on Che, this large format, attractively designed book is unique.Edited by prominent Latin American poet and intellectual Victor Casaus, with the assistance of Ches widow and children.Publication is planned to coincide with two new Che films (Robert Redfords film on The Motorcycle Diaries and a Steven Soderbergh biopic). "Che was the most complete human being of our age."Jean Paul Sartre


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"Self-Portrait, a look at the man behind the icon, is a photographic and literary memoir, drawing on the rich seam of diaries, letters, poems, journalism and short stories Che Guevara left behind him in Cuba." "Self-Portrait has been compiled in close collaboration with Che's family, using exclusive material from his family's private archives. Revealed for the first time is Che Guevara's personal world, unveiling his extraordinary candor, irony, dry humor and passion." The photographs, chosen from the Guevara family albums, bring to light a surprisingly sensitive and artistic edge of the legendary revolutionary. A dedicated amateur photographer, Che's own self-portraits are a feature of this selection, much of which has never before been published.


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