Che Guevara: A Manga Biography

Author(s): Kiyoshi Konno & Chie Shimano

Graphic Novels

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."

General Information

  • : 9780143118169
  • : Penguin Books
  • : Penguin Books
  • : 0.231
  • : 01 October 2010
  • : United States
  • : 01 February 2011
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Kiyoshi Konno & Chie Shimano
  • : Paperback
  • : 2-Nov
  • : Chie Shimano
  • : 741.5
  • : 192
  • : illustrations

More About The Product

Chie Shimano and Kiyoshi Konno both live in Japan.