Books like Brief Encounters with Che Guevara by Ben Fountain

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A Dominican‑American teenager in New Jersey struggles with weight, family history, and an unbreakable love, while his dream of becoming a writer clashes with a centuries‑old curse that haunts his lineage.

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A collection of eleven short stories by Allan Gurganus, a renowned writer known for his works with American characters and themes.

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First short‑story collection by Aurelie Sheehan, featuring lyrical, often humorous portraits of women who challenge gender expectations, set amid American social norms.

The Critical Lives series takes a biographical look at pivotal, fascinating people and a critical look at the work and accomplishments that, rightly or wrongly, made them unique, influential, and enduring. Discover the events that shaped their lives and how they came to shape our worldChe Guevara is a legend. The son of Argentine intellectuals, he became first a physician, then a brilliant tactician who helped lead the revolution in Cuba, then an enduring, almost mythical icon of revolutionary struggles all over the world. Though he was killed more than thirty years ago, his name and image remain uniquely compelling and mysterious. What makes him so fascinating? What actions and accomplishments set him apart from his contemporaries and continue to capture our imagination today?In this concise, informative biography you'll explore:Guevara's boyhood, background, and development into a radicalThe profound impact a medical condition had on him throughout his lifeHis role in the Cuban Revolution and later liberation movements in Latin America and AfricaThe mystery surrounding his death in Bolivia in 1967