
On 9 October 1967 Ernesto Che Guevara Marxist guerrilla leader & hero of the Cuban Revolution was captured & executed by Bolivian forces When the Guevara family learned from the front pages that Che was dead they decided to say nothing Fifty years on his younger brother Juan Martin breaks the silence to narrate his intimate memories & share with us his views of the character behind one of history's most iconic figures Juan Martin brings Che back to life as a caring & protective older brother Alongside the many practical jokes & escapades they undertook together Juan Martin also relates the two extraordinary months he spent with the Comandante in 1959 in Havana at the epicentre of the Cuban Revolution He remembers Che as an idealist & adventurer & also as a committed intellectual & he tells us of their parents
- eccentric cultivated bohemian
- & of their brothers & sisters all of whom played a part in his political awakening This unique autobiographical account sheds new light on a figure who continues to be revered as a symbol of revolutionary action & who remains a source of inspiration for many who believe that the struggle for a better world is not in vain