The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Author: B. Traven

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780809001606

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Two hard-luck drifters and a grizzled prospector seek gold in the mountains in Mexico. They start off as friends, but after they discover the lode the greed and paranoia set in.


The Rebellion of the Hanged

The Rebellion of the Hanged

Author: B. Traven

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0374722595

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The Rebellion of the Hanged is the fifth book in legendary author B. Traven’s multi-volume retelling of the Mexican Revolution. Originally published in 1936, Traven captures the struggle for freedom of the enslaved Indians against labor agents in this thrilling, action-packed account. "The Jungle Novels constitute one of the richest portraits of revolution in all literature."- University Review


The Carreta

The Carreta

Author: B. Traven

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0374722528

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From the enigmatic author of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, comes The Carreta, the second volume in B. Traven's epic multi-volume "Jungle Novel" series. An astonishing portrait of Mexican life in the early twentieth century, the story follows a young Indian named Andres Ugalde as he struggles to break free of debt slavery around the time of the Revolution. "B. Traven is coming to be recognized as one of the narrative masters of the twentieth century." - The New York Times


The Death Ship

The Death Ship

Author: Bruno Traven

Publisher: Synergy International of the Americas

Published: 2006-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789977124193

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Stateless with no passport and not a nickel in his pocket, an American sailor is chased by police across Europe. He finally finds a job shoveling coal on a steamer headed for destruction. As you read this story of desparation you will know that this is truly a death ship. Reading this novel as your first Traven experience will propell you into reading all of his novels. Traven readers share a unique experience that automatically opens the door to conversation. Traven's novels have sold over 35 million copies in more than 15 languages. A Collector's Edition.


General from the Jungle

General from the Jungle

Author: B. Traven

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2020-11-24

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0374722552

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“Readers who ignore the genius of B. Traven do so at their peril.” - The New York Times B Traven’s Jungle Novels comprises six books written during the 1930s that observe the poor conditions of the Mexican Indians living in the southern state of Chiapas, whose forced work under exploitative conditions and labor camps foment rebellion and start the beginnings of the Mexican Revolution. This last installment of Traven’s legendary Jungle novels sees the completion of Ivan R Dee’s fictional multi-volume retelling of the Mexican Revolution. From the art of guerilla warfare to the true-to-life story of the great general Juan Méndez, Traven's masterful storytelling skills are on full display. "The Jungle Novels constitute one of the richest portraits of revolution in all literature." - University Review


The Man Nobody Knows

The Man Nobody Knows

Author: Roy Pateman

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780761829737

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In this book, Roy Pateman provides the most reader-friendly, up to date biography of B. Traven, an enigmatic writer whose readership spread across broader class, race, and language divides more than anyone else writing during the twentieth century. This unconventional biography discusses Traven's alternative histories, followed by an attempt to find out the major influences of this elusive man. Pateman addresses Traven's politics, his life of humanist anarchism, and discusses all of his works (in English and German), emphasizing The Death Ship, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and the "Jungle Sextet." Also included is a chronology of Traven's life, which is fuller than that found in any other study. The book ends with a modest solution to the intractable problem of who Traven really was and where he was born and raised.


Aslan Norval

Aslan Norval

Author: B. Traven

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0374722137

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B. Traven’s last novel, first published in 1960 but never before released in English, features a larger-than-life heroine: Ms. Aslan Norval, an American millionairess with Hollywood roots and political schemes up her sleeve Though Aslan Norval is wealthy beyond measure and contentedly married to an aging businessman, she finds herself tormented with the desire to do something epic, something no man has dared to do: she decides to build a canal across the continental United States. With the help of an uncouth Korean War veteran—whom she appoints as her right-hand man and unlikely lover—she forms a public corporation. A congressional committee of investigators, prodded by lobbyists, tries to stop the venture; but the ensuing publicity arouses the civic-minded public, and “democratic process” insists that the canal be realized as a federal undertaking. Not only will the project relieve chronic unemployment and demobilize the armed forces, but it will also benefit the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, aid world shipping, and relieve the Cold War! Rediscovered after B. Traven’s death in 1969, Aslan Norval is a hidden gem now unearthed—the final novel from the brilliant and beloved mind behind the cult classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre—shedding new light on the life and work of a mysterious literary giant.


B. Traven

B. Traven

Author: Edward N. Treverton

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780810836105

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One of the most mysterious of authors, B. Traven spent his early life in Germany as an actor and anarchist publisher using the name of Ret Marut, then emerged in Mexico as B. Traven, a literary champion of the proletariat. This work examines his career through the production of his 16 books (twelve novels, two novellas, a work of nonfiction, and a collection of short stories), to the production of the movie The Treasures of the Sierra Madre, where he emerged this time as Hal Croves. The bibliography, with 140 illustrations and 1200 entries, provides information on the publication of over a thousand editions of Traven's books. For the first time, information on the states and issues of many editions, including first editions published in Germany between 1926 and 1960, is provided. Includes an illustrated descriptive bibliography of all of the American and British first editions. An essential tool for collectors, book dealers, and librarians.


The Mystery of B. Traven

The Mystery of B. Traven

Author: Judy Stone

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780595197293

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The only interview ever granted by the man generally assumed to have been B Traven, pseudonymous author of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Death Ship and eight Mexican novels. Plus a postscript “My Second Thoughts about B. Traven, variously known as Ret Marut, Richard Maurhut, Berick Traven Torsvan and Hal Croves. An unknown Russian sailor adds to the mystery. “Second Thoughts” was my contribution to an international conference on the author at Penn State University in 1987. It was among the papers published by Pennsylvania State University Press in 1987.