che a revolutionary life graphic novel

“A remarkable accomplishment, one that belongs next to such works of graphical history as the March series and Shigeru Mizuki's Showa books. In fact, comics isn't really the ideal medium for a story aiming to puncture myths. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. In Che: A Revolutionary Life, Jon Lee Anderson and José Hernández present the man behind the myth, creating a complex and human portrait of this passionate idealist. Many aspects of his life, including his two marriages, are not covered although such personal questions are important features in the formation of any character and had a bearing on his political evolution. revolution in which Che played a principal role. Get this from a library! Originally released in 2008, the biography has been reissued by Verso Books. "Mr. Jon Lee Anderson, author of "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life," responds: In his characterization of Che Guevara, Mr. Ravelo makes a number of sweeping and emotional assertions which are historically unsound. Since his assassination in 1967 at the age of thirty-nine, the Argentine revolutionary has become an internationally recognized icon, as revered as he is controversial. Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. The graphic adaptation of the groundbreaking and definitive biography of Che Guevara Che Guevara's legend is unmatched in the modern world. A page from Che: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson and José Hernández. Consequently this pamphlet does not aspire to be a full personal biography of Che's life. A page from Che: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson and José Hernández. One year after the Islamic revolution of 1979, Iran is ruled by an oppressive theocracy. Che : a revolutionary life. The author and cartoon artist shares details of her artistic process and explains how she managed to capture the life of the female Polish socialist revolutionary who, against all odds, had a great impact on the political events of her lifetime and continues to be relevant today. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Summary. Argentine physician and revolutionary guerrilla, Cuban official, diplomat and national hero "And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara." Che: A Revolutionary Life [Jon Lee Anderson, José Hernández] on Amazon.com. Che Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary allied with Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution. -Phil Ochs Remembering His Death, Celebrating His Life Red Rosa is the graphic biography of Rosa Luxemburg by Kate Evans. Che: A Graphic Biography (Verso Books), fails to rise to the heights of Soderbergh’s epic. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, by Jon Lee Anderson You simply can’t go to Cuba without understanding the 1959 revolution and the people who organized and fought for it—Che Guevara chief among them. As a Marxist ideologue who sought to end global inequality by bringing down the American capitalist empire through armed guerrilla warfare, Che has few rivals in the Cold War era as an apostle of revolutionary change. [Jon Lee Anderson; Hernández, (Artist); Megan McDowell] -- "The graphic novel adaptation of the groundbreaking and definitive biography of Che Guevara. By foregrounding the tension between myth and truth NPR In fact, comics isn't really the ideal medium for a story aiming to puncture myths. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.