https://kapuscinski.info/en/tags/che-guevara/Recent content in Che Guevara on kapuscinski.infoHugoen-USSat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/<p><strong>&ldquo;Che Guevara. The Bolivian Diary&rdquo;</strong> is the authentic diary from Che Guevara&rsquo;s last campaign (1966–67), published in Poland with an introduction by <strong>Ryszard Kapuściński</strong>. Below you will find a summary, the key issues, themes, and theses.</p> <hr> <h2 id="contents">Contents</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#nutshell">In a nutshell</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#summary">Summary</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#origins">Origins and historical background</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#issues">Key issues and interpretation</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#characters">Characters</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#themes">Themes</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#form">Form: the diary as a document</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#quotes">Key thoughts and quotes</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#theses">Essay theses</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#faq">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)</a></li> <li><a href="https://kapuscinski.info/en/books/che-guevara-the-bolivian-diary/the-bolivian-diary-summary-and-analysis/#see-also">See also</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="nutshell">In a nutshell</h2> <p>This is the <strong>field diary</strong> of Ernesto &ldquo;Che&rdquo; Guevara from his guerrilla attempt to ignite a revolution in <strong>Bolivia</strong> (1966–1967). The terse, daily entries document the unit&rsquo;s mounting defeat. The Polish edition (1969) was furnished with an introduction and commentary by <strong>Kapuściński</strong>, introducing the figure and the context of the Latin American guerrilla.</p>