{"product_id":"the-motorcycle-diaries-notes-on-a-latin-american-journey","title":"The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003eWith a new introduction by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Motorcyle Diaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 of photos taken by Che.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures, arguably as much as any book ever written, the exuberance and joy of one person's youthful belief in the possibilities of humankind tending towards justice, peace and happiness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the release in 2004 of the exhilarating film of the same title, directed by Walter Salles, the book became a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and international bestseller. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes a new introduction by Walter Salles and an array of new material that was assembled for the 2004 edition coinciding with the release of the film, including 24 of previously unpublished photos taken by Che, notes and comments by his wife, Aleida Guevara March, and an extensive introduction by the distinguished Cuban author, Cintio Vitier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A journey, a number of journeys. Ernesto Guevara in search of adventure, Ernesto Guevara in search of America, Ernesto Guevara in search of Che. On this journey, solitude found solidarity. 'I' turned into 'we.'\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Eduardo Galeano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As his journey progresses, Guevara's voice seems to deepen, to darken, colored by what he witnesses in his travels. He is still poetic, but now he comments on what he sees, though still poetically, with a new awareness of the social and political ramifications of what's going on around him.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—January Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Our film is about a young man, Che, falling in love with a continent and finding his place in it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Walter Salles, director of the film version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All this wandering around 'Our America with a Capital A' has changed me more than I thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Ernesto Che Guevara, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548214071581,"sku":"9781644210680","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781644210680.jpg?v=1761675957","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/the-motorcycle-diaries-notes-on-a-latin-american-journey","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}