"If that child had not grown up to become the renowned revolutionary Che, his parents' secret might well have gone with them to their graves. He must be one of the rare public figures of modern times whose birth and death certificates are both falsified. Yet it seems uniquely fitting that Guevara, who spent most of his adult life engaged in clandestine activities and who died as the result of a secret conspiracy, should have begun life with a subterfuge." (Chapter 1, pg. 4)

"The move to Cordoba also coincided with the onset of Ernesto's adolescence. He began increasingly to assert himself, questioning his bickering parents' values and forming the first glimmerings of his own worldview." (Chapter 3, pg. 27)

"Like the medical researcher he was on his way to becoming, Ernesto immediately searched for a cause when he saw a symptom. And, having found what he thought was the cause, he...