He and his friend, alberto granado are typical college students who, seeking fun and adventure before graduation, decide to travel across argentina, chile, peru, colombia, and venezuela in order to do their medical residency at a leper colony. In total, the journey took guevara through argentina, chile, peru, colombia, venezuela, and to miami, before returning home to buenos aires. While i enjoyed the cinematic version of motorcycle diaries, the book is even better because its more honest. Traveling with che guevara meet your next favorite book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If ernesto had not later become che guevara and inspired countless tshirts, there would be no reason to tell this story, which is interesting in the manner of a travelogue but simplistic. Ches the motorcycle diaries and albertos traveling with che guevara. Information plot the motorcycle diaries is a biographical film based on the travel journals of che guevara and alberto granado, directed by walter. Guevara travelled 8,000 kilometres 5,000 mi across south america on an old 500cc single cylinder norton motorcycle. During filming in temuco, the newspaper wrote a new article about the making of the film, and deliberately misspelled albertos last name again, 50 years later. In 1952 alberto granado, a young doctor, and his friend ernesto guevara, a 23yearold medical student from a distinguished buenos aires. The motorcycle diaries is a book that traces the early travels of marxist revolutionary ernesto che guevara, then a 23yearold medical student, and his friend alberto granado, a 29yearold biochemist. Alberto granado, argentineborn cuban physician and biochemist born aug.
By trips end, he came to view latin america not as collection of separate nations, but as a single entity. In 1952 alberto granado, a young doctor, and his friend ernesto guevara, a 23 yearold medical. While i enjoyed the cinematic version of motorcycle diaries, the book. Alberto granado jimenez august 8, 1922 march 5, 2011 was an argentinecuban biochemist, doctor, writer, and scientist. It won the oscar for best original song in 2005 for jorge drexlers. Alberto granado, his 29yearold biochemist friend, is similarly anxious for a change of scene, in need of a job, and considering an opportunity in venezuela. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. In january of 1952 ernesto guevara lynch and alberto granado set out on a nine month motorcycle trek through a large part of western south america. During the journey he is transformed by witnessing the social injustices of.
The motorcycle diaries summary from litcharts the creators. With his friend alberto granado they go on a road trip across south america from buenos aires in argentina to the leper colony of san pablo in peru. During filming in temuco, the newspaper wrote a new article about the making of the film, and deliberately misspelled alberto s last name again, 50 years later. In 1952, two young argentines, ernesto guevara and alberto granado, set out on a road trip to discover the real latin america. Ernesto is a 23yearold medical student specializing in leprology.
His friend and fellow medical student, alberto granado, suggests that the two of them take a motorcycle trip through south america together, with the ultimate aim of seeing the san pablo leper colony in peru, in which alberto is professionally interested. In january 1952, ernesto guevara is a medical student in buenos aires, argentina. It is based on ches eponymous book and alberto granados one, traveling with che guevara. In the real diaries alberto is very empathetic towards the indigenous people he meets, che is not always. The motorcycle diaries summary and study guide supersummary.
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