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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life Audiobook

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Read By: Armando Durán Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 24.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 18.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781483078564

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

31

Longest Chapter Length:

191:55 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

07:15 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

71:07 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

This acclaimed national bestseller is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution.

Anderson traces Che’s extraordinary life from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro’s government to his failed campaign in the Congo and his assassination in the Bolivian jungle

With unprecedented access to personal archives, government documents, and rare interviews, Anderson reveals many details of Che’s life that have long been cloaked in secrecy and intrigue.

Meticulously researched and full of exclusive information, Che Guevara illuminates as never before this mythic figure who embodied the high-water mark of revolutionary Communism as a force in history.

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"this was a great biography of an enigmatic revolutionary. the author goes into great detail beginning from che's early childhood. it's a fascinating evolution, from his days as a young doctor volunteering at leprosy clinics, to his eventual emergence as an ascetic revolutionary, proclaiming change can only be brought about through violence. i enjoyed the post-cuban revolution part of the history best, and think che would have been better off staying in cuba instead of leaving to start guerrilla wars in other countries when cuba's own situation was so precarious. his end was anti-climatic and a little sad. even though i didn't feel too much sympathy with him overall, i could understand his hatred for american imperialism in south and central america. his methods and ideas of social revolution tho i felt were seriously flawed"

— Pete (4 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “The gifted bilingual narrator Armando Durán speaks both American English and the abundant Latin-American Spanish without a trace of accent from the other. His fluency with both languages synchronizes the messenger with the message…A riveting biography. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

    — AudioFile
  • “Dogged reporting has enabled him to do is to tell us, in wonderful new detail, about the hero as a youth.”

    — New Yorker
  • “Superb…Anderson does a masterly job in evoking Che’s complex character, in separating the man from the myth.”

    — New York Times Book Review 
  • “Excellent…admirably honest [and] staggeringly researched.”

    — Los Angeles Times
  • “[Guevara’s] victories and failures, equally spectacular, are part of our common history…Che lives, not only in this book, but in the world.”

    — Boston Globe
  • “[Che’s] curious mixture of resoluteness and recklessness…is brilliantly evoked in Jon Lee Anderson’s massive biography.”

    — Times Literary Supplement (London)
  • “Armando Durán gives a brilliant performance that captures Che in all his contradictions. Duran displays his inherent acting ability in this reading that does full justice to the prose and never fails to captivate, despite the near 37-hour length.”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred audio review)
  • “[An] exceptional and exciting biography.”

    — Booklist
  • “Paints a portrait of Guevara as both hero and fanatic…Students of Che’s life and deeds need look no farther than Anderson’s volume.”

    — Kirkus Reviews
  • “An important journalistic biography that is sympathetic to this influential figure. Though controversy will surround this book (as it always does when the subject is Che), this is an important volume that should be in all academic and most public libraries.”

    — Library Journal

Awards

  • A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
  • Newsday’s Favorite Books of the Year Pick 
  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
  • AnAudioFile Best Voicefor biographies 2009
  • A Booklist Editors’ Choice of the Month
  • A Village Voice Pick of Favorite Books of the Year

Che Guevara Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 (4.00)
5 Stars: 10
4 Stars: 9
3 Stars: 5
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1 Stars: 1
Narration: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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Story: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 (5.00)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Story Rating: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    — Michael Barrett, 11/8/2019
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " More detail of personal life and relationships than any other books "

    — Kristian, 2/15/2014
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    " Good insight into the life of a great revolutionary hero. "

    — Raul, 2/4/2014
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Waaaay too long and waay too detailed. I downloaded the audio which came in 40 parts. I got to about 27 and decided to take a break and realized I had no interest in returning to it. "

    — Julie, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " ...the more I learned about Che, the less I idealized him. "

    — Karamagi, 1/8/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Could have been done in less words, I'm just sayin, but interesting none the less. "

    — Stephanie, 1/1/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Never thought that someone's life could be documented so well. Especially someone as famous as him. A great insight into the great man Che was (is... as his spirit is alive and well) "

    — Gronum, 12/13/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " 5 stars for the amazing and unprecedented amount of research that went into this book. Take away 1 star for awful editing (there are tons of grammar and spelling mistakes). Take away another star for personal reasons (wanton violence). "

    — KeTURah, 12/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A well written bio about a great character from recent history. "

    — Savannah, 11/12/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " a most in depth look at Che. Greatly help me understand the guy behind the shirts, and make up my mind about what I think about him and what he stands for. Really loved all of the insight surrounding his life during the beginning stages of the Cuban Revolution. "

    — blackness, 11/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " The man behind the legend is more of a legend than I thought. A wild ride through the life and times of the one and only CHE. "

    — Michael, 9/22/2013

About Jon Lee Anderson

Jon Lee Anderson began working as a reporter in 1979 for the Lima Times in Peru. During the 1980s he covered Central America first for the syndicated columnist Jack Anderson and later for Time magazine. He has also written for the New York Times, Harper’s, Life, and The Nation and is the author of Guerillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World.

About Armando Durán

Armando Durán has appeared in films, television, and regional theaters throughout the West Coast. For the last decade he has been a member of the resident acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2009 he was named by AudioFile as Best Voice in Biography and History for his narration of Che Guevara. A native Californian, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Ashland, Oregon.