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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.
Jun 25, 1990 · Who was the man who wrote under the pseudonym B. Traven? One of the most intriguing literary mysteries of the century may at last have been solved, and a new puzzle opened, because of the ...
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.
The first edition in English is a translation by B. Traven, published by Knopf in 1938. The White Rose <Traven called this novel a “document”, for it is based on an actual hacienda stolen from its ancestral Indian owners by ruthless American oil exploiters.
Apr 14, 2021 · Traven’s novel depicts radicalism as an atmospheric presence, absorbed via osmosis, alive wherever the exploited gather outside of the boss’s earshot.
B. Traven is the author of twelve novels, one book of reportage and several short stories, in which the sensational and adventure subjects combine with a critical attitude towards capitalism, betraying the socialist and even anarchist sympathies of the writer. B.
Mexican journalist Luis Sporta tracks down B. Traven in Acapulco in July. On August 7, the magazine Mañana runs the headline that restaurant owner Berick Traven Torsvan is the world-famous B. Traven.
