Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), was an ArgentineMarxistrevolutionary, politician, author, intellectual, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader. His life, legacy, and ideas have attracted a great deal of interest from historians, artists, film makers, musicians, and biographers. In reference to the abundance of material, Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez has declared that "it would take a thousand years and a million pages to write Che's biography."
What follows is an extensive list of English-language works related to Che Guevara, excluding books written by Guevara himself.
Becoming Che: Guevara's Second and Final Trip through Latin America, by Carlos "Calica" Ferrer - Translated from the Spanish by Sarah L. Smith, Marea Editorial, 2006, ISBN987-1307-07-1
Remembering Che: My Life with Che Guevara, by Aleida March, Ocean Press, 2012, ISBN0-9870779-3-7 - English language edition translated by Pilar Aguilar, Seven Stories Press, 2024 ISBN9781644212059
Young Che: Memories of Che Guevara by His Father, by Ernesto Guevara Lynch, Vintage Books, 2008, ISBN0-307-39044-6
Che Guevara, by Carlos Tablada, Pathway Pub, 1989, ISBN0-947083-07-3
Che Guevara, by David Sandison, St. Martin's Griffin, 1998, ISBN0-312-18273-2
Che Guevara, by Fernando Díaz Villanueva, Dastin Export, 2004, ISBN84-96249-66-2
Che Guevara, by Frank Niess, Haus Publishers Ltd, 2007, ISBN1-904341-99-3
Che Guevara, by Kate Havelin, Twenty First Century Books, 2006, ISBN0-8225-5951-X
Che Guevara: A Biography, by Daniel James, Stein & Day Pub, 1969, ISBN0-8128-1348-0
Che Guevara: A Biography, by Richard L. Harris, Praeger Pub, 2009, ISBN0-313-35916-4
Che Guevara: A Life, by Nick Caistor, Interlink Pub Group, 2009, ISBN1-56656-759-9
Che Guevara: An Anthology, by Joseph Hart, Thunder's Mouth Press, 2004, ISBN1-56025-519-6
Che Guevara: An Epilogue, by Robert D Hagan, Naval War College, 1969, ASINB0007HM7UC
Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution, by Mike Gonzalez, Bookmarks, 2004, ISBN1-898876-45-2
Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution: Writings and Speeches of Ernesto Che Guevara, by David Deutschmann, Pathfinder, 1987, ISBN0-947083-02-2
Che Guevara (Critical Lives), by Eric Luther & Ted Henken, Alpha Books, 2001, ISBN0-02-864199-X
Che Guevara, Firebrand Revolutionary, by Michael V. Uschan, Lucent Books, 2006, ISBN1-59018-970-1
Che Guevara (Leading Lives), by David Downing, Heinemann Library, 2003, ISBN1-4034-3493-X
Che Guevara Reader: Writings by Ernesto Che Guevara on Guerrilla Strategy, Politics & Revolution, edited by David Deutschmann, Ocean Press (AU), 1997, ISBN1-875284-93-1
Che: Selected Works of Ernesto Guevara, edited with an introduction by Rolando E. Bonachea and Nelson P. Valdes, MIT Press, 1969, ISBN0-262-02053-X
Che: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of a Revolutionary, by Joseph Hart, Basic Books, 2008, ISBN1-56025-519-6
Che Guevara: You Win or You Die (grades 6-12), by Stuart A. Kallen, Lerner Publishing Group, 2012, ISBN978-0-8225-9035-4
Comandante Che: Guerrilla Soldier, Commander, and Strategist, 1956–1967, by Paul J. Dosal, Penn State University Press, 2003, ISBN0-271-02261-2
Tania: Undercover With Che Guevara in Bolivia, by Ulises Estrada, Ocean Press (AU), 2005, ISBN1-876175-43-5
Testimonies about Che, Compilation by Marta Rojas, Pablo de la Torriente, 2006, ISBN959-259-236-5
The Complete Bolivian Diaries of Che Guevara, and Other Captured Documents, by Daniel James, Cooper Square Press, 2000, ISBN0-8154-1056-5
The Life and Times of Che Guevara, by David Sandison, Parragon, 1996, ISBN0-7525-1776-7
The Political Theory of Che Guevara, by Renzo Llorente, Rowman & Littlefield, 2018, ISBN1-78348-716-X
The Story of Che Guevara, by Lucía Álvarez de Toledo, Quercus Publishing, 2010, ISBN1-84916-032-5
Analysis / commentary
A Brave Man, by Adys Cupull & Froilan Gonzalez, Editorial Jose Marti, 1997, ISBN959-09-0104-2
Analysis of the Military Strategies and Warfare Principles of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro During the Cuban Revolution, by Monte H Callen, Air Command and Staff College, 1985, ASINB0006YU47Y
Che and Fidel: A Deep Friendship, by Ornan Batista, Editorial Capitan San Luis, 2004, ISBN959-211-264-9
Che Guevara and the Coming World Revolution, by Rico Dean, CreateSpace, 2008, ISBN1-4404-7539-3
Che Guevara and the Economic Debate in Cuba, by Luiz Bernardo Pericás, Atropos Press, 2009, ISBN0-9819462-8-3
Che Guevara and the FBI: The U.S. Political Police Dossier on the Latin American Revolutionary, by Michael Ratner, Ocean Press (AU), 1997, ISBN1-875284-76-1
Che Guevara and the Fight for Socialism Today: Cuba Confronts the World Crisis of the '90s, by Mary-Alice Waters, Pathfinder Press (NY), 1992, ISBN0-87348-760-5
Che Guevara and the Incurable Disease, by Felix M.D. Fernandez-Madrid, Dorrance Publishing, 1997, ISBN0-8059-4087-1
Che Guevara and the Latin American Revolutionary Movements, by Manuel Piñeiro Losada, Ocean Press, 2001, ISBN1-876175-32-X
Che's Travels: The Making of a Revolutionary in 1950s Latin America, by Paulo Drinot, Duke University Press, 2010, ISBN0-8223-4767-9
Che: The Making of a Legend, by Martin Ebon, Universe books, 1969, ISBN0-87663-100-6
Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary, by Samuel Willard Crompton, Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2009, ISBN1-4339-0053-X
Children of Che: Childcare and Education in Cuba, by Karen Wald, Ramparts Press, 1978, ISBN0-87867-064-5
Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History, by Tony Perrottet, Blue Rider Press, 2019, ISBN0-7352-1816-1
Daybreak at La Higuera: Unraveling Enigmas Surrounding Che Guevara's Final hours at La Higuera, by Rafael Cerrato, CreateSpace Independent, 2013, ISBN1-4819-5976-X
Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission, by Richard L. Harris, W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, ISBN0-393-33094-X
Ernesto Che Guevara: Ethics and Aesthetics of an Existence, by Pedro Luis Sotolongo, Editorial José Martí, 2002, ISBN959-09-0213-8
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara: Modern Revolutionary, by Jay Mallin, Samhar Pr, 1973, ISBN0-87157-556-6
How the CIA Killed Che: The Murder of a Revolutionary, by Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith, Skyhorse, 2016, ISBN1-5107-1101-5
Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary, by Mitch Weiss & Kevin Maurer, Berkley, 2014, ISBN0-425-25747-9
José Martí, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and Global Development Ethics: The Battle for Ideas, by Susan E. Babbitt, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, ISBN1-137-41322-0
Notes on Ernesto Che Guevara's Ideas on Pedagogy, by Lidia Turner Martî, Fernwood Publishing, 2014, ISBN1-55266-652-2
Revolution and Revolutionaries: Guerrilla Movements in Latin America, by Daniel Castro, Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, ISBN0-8420-2626-6
The Black Beret: The Life and Meaning of Che Guevara, by Marvin D. Resnick, Ballantine, 1970
The Che Handbook, by Gareth Jenkins, MQ Publications Ltd, 2003, ISBN1-84072-502-8
The CIA Against Che, by Adys Cupull & Froilan Gonzalez, Editorial Capitan San Luis, 2007, ISBN978-959-211-314-5
The Defeat of Che Guevara: Military Response to Guerilla Challenge in Bolivia, by Gary Prado Salmon, John Deredita, & Lawrence H. Hall, Praeger Publishers, 1990, ISBN0-275-93211-7
The Fall of Che Guevara: A Story of Soldiers, Spies, and Diplomats, by Henry Butterfield Ryan, Oxford University Press, 1999, ISBN0-19-513100-2
The Fat Capitalist's Song on the Death of Che Guevara, by Times Change Press, 1970, ISBN0-87810-003-2
That Fateful Day in La Higuera: Unraveling enigmas surrounding Che Guevara's Final hours at La Higuera, by Rafael Cerrato, CreateSpace, 2016, ISBN1-5307-7612-0
The First and Second Declarations of Havana: Manifestos of Revolutionary Struggle in the Americas Adopted by the Cuban People, by Mary-Alice Waters, Pathfinder Press, 2007, ISBN0-87348-869-5
The Future of Che Guevara, by Hans Koningsberger, Doubleday & Company, 1971, ASINB000GLDYQU
Che Guevara: By the Photographers of the Cuban Revolution, by Nene Burri, Patricia Meyer, Saúl Corrales, Carlos Torres Cairo, Ediciones Aurelia, 2003, ISBN84-607-9547-0
Che Guevara: Revolutionary and Icon, by Trisha Ziff, Abrams Image, 2006, ISBN0-8109-5718-3
Che Guevara's Face: How a Cuban Photographer's Image Became a Cultural Icon, by Danielle Smith-Llera, Compass Point Books, 2016, ISBN0-7565-5442-X
Che: Images of a Revolutionary, by Oscar Sola, Pluto Press, 2000, ISBN0-7453-1700-6
Che: The Photobiography of Che Guevara, Thunder's Mouth Press, 1998, ISBN1-56025-187-5
Chesucristo: The Fusion in Image and Word of Che Guevara and Jesus Christ, by David Kunzle, De Gruyter, 2015, ISBN3-11-035215-X
The Ghosts of Ñancahuazú, by Leandro Katz, photographs by Freddy Alborta, essays by John Berger, Jean Franco, Eduardo Grüner, Jeffrey Skoller, and Mariano Mestman, Viper's Tongue Books, 2010, Spanish and English edition, ISBN987-24581-1-1
The Semiotics of Che Guevara: Affective Gateways, by Maria-Carolina Cambre, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015, ISBN1-4725-0523-9
Cuba by Korda, by Alberto Korda, Seven Stories Press, 2024, ISBN9781644212134
Travelogues
A Ghost of Che: A Motorcycle Ride Through Space, Time, Life and Love, by Mauktik Kulkarni, iUniverse, 2009, ISBN1-4401-6109-7
Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend, by Patrick Symmes, Vintage, 2000, ISBN0-375-70265-2
Che Guevara and the Mountain of Silver: By Bicycle and Train through South America, by Anne Mustoe, Virgin Books, 2008, ISBN0-7535-1274-2
Che's Chevrolet, Fidel's Oldsmobile: On the Road in Cuba, by Richard Schweid, University of North Carolina Press, 2008, ISBN0-8078-5887-0
Che's Route: Ernesto Che Guevara Trip Across South America, by de Dios Editores, 2004, ISBN987-9445-29-5
Looking for Mr. Guevara: A Journey through South America, by Barbara Brodman, iUniverse, 2001 ISBN0-595-18069-8
Roll Over Che Guevara: Travels of a Radical Reporter, by Mark Cooper, Verso, 1996, ISBN1-85984-065-5
The Che Diaries: Notes on a Multi-Dimensional Evolutionary Journey, by Ave Guevara, AuthorHouse, 2008, ISBN1-4389-1019-3 - Site
To Infinity and Beyond: What Che Guevara Started, Somebody had to Finish, by Stephen Holmes, Infinite Ideas, 2011, ISBN1-906821-90-9
Che Guevara, Theatre Play by Mario Fratti, Productions: Toronto, Canada 1968–1969, Workshop Theatre.
Che Guevara, Produced by Yuan Hong, Productions: 2001 Beijing, 2001 Hong Kong, 2001 Henan Province, 2001 Guangzhou. Article
Che Guevara, Written by Zhang Guangtian, Productions: 2007 Beijing China, 2008 China Art Institute. Article
Che Guevara on the Fringe, Written by Kieran Butler & Austin Low, Directed by Evonne Keron, Productions: 2005, 2006 & 2007 Edinburgh Festival, Royal Mile. SiteArchived 2019-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
Che'r Cycle, Written by Mamunur Rashid and directed by Faiz Zahir, 2009 Bangladesh, Bangla Theatre. Article
Che: The Argentine Musical, Created by Oscar Mangione & Oscar Laiguera, Directed by Daniel Suarez, 2009 Buenos Aires. ArticleArchived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
Evita, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Productions: 1976 concept album, 1978 West End, 1979 Broadway, 1996 Film, 2006 West End revival.
A New Old Che Guevara Interview, by William E. Ratliff, The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Aug 1966), pp. 288–300
An Historical Critique of the Emergence and Evolution of Ernesto Che Guevara's Foco Theory, by Matt D. Childs, Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol. 27, No. 3, (October 1995), pp. 593–624
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Behavior of Che Guevara, by Hélio A.G. Teive et al., Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, (December 2008). pdf
Che Guevara and Contemporary Revolutionary Movements, by James Petras, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 25, No. 4, (Jul 1998), pp. 9–18
Che Guevara and Guerrilla Warfare: Training for Today's Nonlinear Battlefields, by US Army Captain Steve Lewis, Military Review, (September–October 2001), pp. 58–61. pdf
Che Guevara: Apostle of War, by William Ratliff, Hoover Digest, Stanford University, No. 1, (2008). link
Che Guevara's New Man: Embodying a Communitarian Attitude, by Miguel Martinez-Saenz, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 31, No. 6, (2004), pp. 15–30
Che Guevara on Guerrilla Warfare: Doctrine, Practice and Evaluation, by Jose A. Moreno, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 12, No. 2 (April 1970), pp. 114–133
Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Politics of Hope: Reclaiming Critical Pedagogy, by Dr. Peter McLaren, Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies, Vol. 1, No. 1, (February 2001) pp. 108–131. pdf
Che Guevara's Final Verdict on the Soviet Economy, by John Riddell, International Journal of Socialist Renewal, (June 2008). link
Che Guevara: Some Documentary Puzzles at the End of a Long Journey, by Jay Mallin, Journal of Inter-American Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan 1968), pp. 74–84
Che Guevara: The Moral Factor, by John Berger, The Urban Review, Volume 8, Number 3 (September 1975) pp. 202–208.
Chesucristo: Fusions, Myths, and Realities, by David Kunzle, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 35, No. 2, (2008) pp. 97–115
Copyrighting Che: Art and Authorship under Cuban Late Socialism, by Ariana Hernández-Reguant, Public Culture, Volume 16, Number 1, (2004), pp. 1–30
Ernesto Che Guevara R.I.P., by Murray Rothbard, Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, Volume 3, Number 3 (Spring-Autumn 1967) pdf
Guevara's Great Adventure, by Eric Johnson, Progressive Labor Party Magazine: A Journal of Communist Theory and Practice, (1969), pp. 53–58. pdf
Guevara is Dead: Long Live Guevara by Bjorn Kumm, Transition, No. 75/76, The Anniversary Issue: Selections from Transition, 1961–1976 (1997), pp. 30–38.
History, Myth and Che Guevara, by John Hess, Film-Historia, Vol. IX, No.2, (1999), pp. 183–188. pdf
In Memoriam and Struggle: Che Guevara, by Nicolas Guillen, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 14, No. 4, Contemporary Issues (Autumn, 1987), pp. 419–421.
Reflections on Che Guevara's Legacy, by Richard Harris, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 25, No. 4, (July 1998), pp. 19–32
Revolutionary Leadership and Pedagogical Praxis: Revisiting the Legacy of Che Guevara, by Dr. Peter McLaren, International Journal of Leadership in Education, Volume 2, Number 3, (July 1, 1999), pp. 269–292
The Legacy of Che Guevara, by Norman Gall, Commentary Magazine, (December 1967) pp. 1–14. pdfArchived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
The Resurrection of Che Guevara, by Samuel Farber, New Politics, Volume 7, Number 1, (Summer 1998). Link
¿ Venceremos o Venderemos?: The Transnationalization and Neiman Marxistization of the Icon of Che Guevara, by Denise Blum, Cuban Transnationalism, University Press of Florida, (2005)
Presented papers
"Che" Guevara and the Rise of the Pop Martyr, by Kerry Dobransky (Northwestern University), Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Aug 12 2005.
Che Guevara's Bolivia Campaign: Thirty Years of Controversy, by Matilde Zimmermann (Vassar College), Paper presented at the 1998 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, September 24–26, 1998. pdf
Generations, Identities, and the Collective Memory of Che Guevara, by Jeff A. Larson (University of Arizona) & Omar Lizado (University of Notre Dame), Sociological Forum, 2006. pdfArchived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
U.S. Media and the Deconstruction of a Revolutionary Life, by Hanno Hardt, Luis Rivera-Perez, & Jorge A. Calles-Santillana, School of Journalism and Mass Communication & Department of Communication Studies, (University of Iowa). Link
Master Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Domingues, Juan de Moraes. Che Guevara : a mídia como potencializadora do mito. 2008. PUCRS, MA Thesis. [1]
Maya Neto, Olegario da Costa. Actualizing Che's History: Che Guevara's Enduring Relevance Through Film. 2017. UFSC, MA Thesis. [2]