B. Traven
German novelist · Germany · On the map · Writers · Lived 1882 to 1969 · aged 86
B. Traven was the pen name of a novelist, presumed to be German, known for his novels on injustice and exploitation around the world, and especially in Mexico. His name, nationality, date and place of birth have been subject to dispute.
B. Traven is read about 352 times a day, in 35 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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John Huston Directed The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Emilio Fernández Directed Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)
Jack L. Warner Produced The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Roberto Gavaldón Directed The White Rose (1961)
Alfredo B. Crevenna Directed Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)- Henry Blanke Produced The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Georg Tressler Directed Ship of the Dead (1959)
Francisco Reiguera Directed Rebellion of the Hanged (1954)
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One certainty about Traven's life is that he lived under the name of Ret Marut in Germany until 1923 and arrived in 1924 in Mexico, where the majority of his fiction is also set - including The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927), the film adaptation of which won three Academy Awards in 1949.
