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B. Traven (German: [ˈbeː ˈtʁaːvn̩]; Bruno Traven in some accounts) was the pen name of a novelist, presumed to be German, whose real name, nationality, date and place of birth and details of biography are all subject to dispute. It has been claimed that it would be the pseudonym of one Frans Blom, an explorer of Mayan culture.
B. Traven was a novelist noted as a writer of adventure stories and as a chronicler of rural life in Mexico. A recluse, Traven refused personal data to publishers; hence many theories have arisen as to his parentage, his nationality, and his general identity.
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Jun 25, 1990 · Traven Assumes His Mexican Persona In the mid-1950's, the writer acquired a Mexican passport under the name Traven Torsvan, giving his place and date of birth as Chicago on May 3, 1890.
B. Traven was a German-American author who wrote novels and short stories about the jungle, the sea and the revolution. His works have been translated into at least 40 languages and have influenced many writers and filmmakers.
February 23, 1882. Died. March 26, 1969. Genre. Fiction, Adventure. edit data. B. Traven was the pen name of a German novelist, whose real name, nationality, date and place of birth and details of biography are all subject to dispute. A rare certainty is that B. Traven lived much of his life in Mexico, where the majority of his fiction is also ...
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The Death Ship. The Death Ship (German title: Das Totenschiff) is a novel by the pseudonymous author known as B. Traven. Originally published in German in 1926, and in English in 1934, it was Traven's first major success and is still the author's second best known work after The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Owing to its scathing criticism of ...
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B. Traven has 133 books on Goodreads with 27817 ratings. B. Traven’s most popular book is Macario.
