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The Motorcycle Diaries is a collection of memoirs by Ernesto Che Guevara. Summary of the Book In this book, the 23 year old Ernesto Guevara reveals his experiences and adventures as he travels across a continent on a motorcycle. He makes important observations on life and humanity, forging the emotions and memories that would one day inspire him to take on another name, one that forced humanity to admit awe and inspiration, the name of a martyr, the synonym of the world revolutionary, the title of “el Che”. This book is one of Che Guevara’s most lucid and revealing memoirs and an important classic on revolution and the state of affairs in South America in the 20th Century. About Che Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist Revolutionary, physician, author, guerilla leader, military theorist and tactician known for his role in the Cuban Revolution. He is considered to be an icon of counterculture, rebellion and his visage has become a widely recognized insignia in popular culture.