| Description |
91 pages : chiefly illustrations (black & white), maps ; 27 cm. |
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Comic or graphic novel |
| Series |
The Alberto Breccia library ; 05 |
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Breccia, Alberto, 1919-1993.
Alberto Breccia library ; 05.
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| Note |
Published in 1969, this Argentine graphic biography about Ernesto Che Guevara was an instant bestseller. Banned by a military dictatorship, and almost lost, it has never been available in English -- until now. |
| Summary |
Life of Che is one of the most anticipated entries in Fantagraphics' The Alberto Breccia Library. Originally released as part of a graphic biography series in January 1969, it came out in Argentina only a year after Ernesto "Che" Guevara had died and reached an audience beyond comics readers. In the 1970s, the military government raided its publisher, destroying the means to reprint the book. The comic was presumed to be lost to history, until a publisher in Spain restored it in 1987. It has never been translated into English until now. The book begins in Bolivia in 1967, then flashes back through Che's life―his childhood, his radicalizing motorcycle trip with Alberto Granado, his taking up of arms in Guatemala, his meeting with Fidel Castro, and his subsequent military and political maneuvers, ending in a fade-out to his death. |
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Guevara, Che, 1928-1967 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Guerrillas -- Latin America -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Revolutionaries -- Latin America -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre |
Biographical comics.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Nonfiction comics.
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Graphic novels.
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| Added Author |
Breccia, Alberto, 1919-1993, artist.
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Breccia, Enríque, 1945- artist.
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Mena, Erica, translator.
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| Added Title |
Vida del Che. English.
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| ISBN |
9781683965220 hardcover |
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1683965221 hardcover |
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