'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' Washington Post 'It's true Marxists just
wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller' Guardian At the age of twenty-three Ernesto
'Che' Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native Argentina to explore
their continent with only a single 1939 Norton motorcycle to carry them nicknamed La Poderosa
('the powerful one'). They travelled not to visit the usual tourist attractions but to meet
ordinary people and understand Latin American life. In amidst the tales of youthful adventures
- of women wine thrilling escapes and the power of friendship - the young Che also learns
first-hand about poverty philosophy and philosophy and forms himself into the man who would
become the world's most famous and admired revolutionary and freedom fighter. 'For every
comic escapade of the carefree roustabout there is an equally eye-opening moment in the
development of the future revolutionary leader. By the end of the journey a politicized
Guevara has emerged to predict his own legendary future' Time
