Che Guevara: A Manga Biography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143118169)

An extraordinary illustrated graphic novel about the legendary political figure Che Guevara.

His name is equated with rebellion, revolution, and socialism. His face is on tee-shirts all over the world. Che Guevara's life has been explored and portrayed in numerous books and films, including The Motorcycle Diaries, and he continues to captivate the public imagination more than forty years after his death. Guevara became politically active in his native Argentina, but gained notoriety after he met Fidel Castro and became instrumental in Castro's efforts in Cuba. Guevara then went on to Bolivia, where he was captured and killed by the Bolivian army while trying to incite revolution. This illustrated biography tells the riveting story of Che's life and death through the popular Japanese art form manga.

Author: Chie Shimano
ISBN-10: 0143118161
ISBN-13: 9780143118169
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2010
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.53w x 0.52d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2010