Traven was the pseudonym of the american writer ambrose bierce, who went to mexico in 19 to take part in the mexican revolution where he disappeared without a trace. Er is heel weinig over hem bekend, omdat hij nooit interviews toestond en opzettelijk iedere poging tot demystificatie dwarsboomde. Traven koop je eenvoudig online bij gratis retourneren 30 dagen bedenktijd snel in huis. Travens real name was hermann alberto otto maximilian beige and that he was born in 1882 in swiebodzin county in what is now poland, a hypothesis that lujan and guthke do not find convincing. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Born in germany or chicago, traven spent much of his adult life in mexico. Traven and hal croves during his career as a writer.
I particularly enjoyed the general critique of responsibility in hierarchical society that he makes, basically that we get ourselves nearly killed doing the dirty work in this case picking a white hot fallen fuel pit grate off the fire and putting it back in place, scalding your skin and burning your lungs and then we go tell our. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. En estos dilucidamos su personalidad, sus pasiones. Traven has 54 books on goodreads with 2559822 ratings. A recluse, traven refused personal data to publishers. A short biography of the writer and anarchist, b traven, also known as feige, ret marut, torsvan, croves. He once wrote i shall always and at all times prefer to be pissed on by dogs than reveal who i am. One of the few certainties about traven s life is that he lived for years in mexico, where the majority of his fiction is also setincluding the treasure of the sierra madre 1927. Depicting the political corruption that infected even the smallest villages in mexico, the novel tells the story of don gabriel, a minor government.
He is a model for archimboldi, the hero of roberto bolanos 2666. Travens most popular book is the treasure of the sierra madre. Traven wrote an epic of the birth of the mexican revolution in what have become known as the jungle novels. Traven needs ipa bruno traven in some accounts was the pen name of a presumably german novelist, whose real name, nationality, date and place of birth and details of biography are all subject to dispute. Traven was born in chicago, illinoison march 5th, 1890 to swedish parents. Traven is best known for his novels the treasure of the sierra madre, the cotton pickers, and the death ship. Napisal 12 powiesci, ktore ukazaly sie w lacznym nakladzie ponad 40 mln. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Traven signs his will on march 4, saying that he was born traven torsvan croves in chicago in 1890, that he used the names b. Jan 01, 2010 meanwhile, a bbc television documentary called the man who was b. Macario by bruno traven and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Traven, travens works have been published in at least 40. Traven lived much of his life in mexico, where the majority of his fiction is also setincluding his bestknown work, the treasure of the sierra madre 1927, which was adapted as the academy award nominated film of the same name in 1948.
Traven himself and published by robert hale until 1965, the first american edition published until 1979. Edition refugium, nottingham 2003, isbn 0954261208, isbn 0950647659. He bequeaths his entire estate and the rights to his works to rosa elena lujan. Traven, a volte citato come bruno traven floruit 19261960. Government is the first of the six novels that comprise the series. Comprar nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, obras y sagas del autor. Fernandez pellicer, 1 book harry pross, 1 book heiner boehncke, 1. Virtually every detail of travens life has been disputed and hotly debated. Traven, also called berick traven torsvan, or ret marut, born march 5, 1890. Traven was the american writer jack london, who faked his death and then moved to mexico and continued writing his books. Podras ver y comprar sus nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, packs especiales, descargar su libro digital en pdf o epub, obras y sagas del autor. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.