B. Traven

B. Traven (1882–1969) was a German-Mexican writer. Before turning to literature, he worked as an actor and director under the pseudonym Ret Marut and published the anarchist journal Der Ziegelbrenner in Munich. From 1924 onward, he published novels and stories in Mexico under the name B. Traven. His best-known works include The Death Ship and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, both of which were adapted into films. He became a Mexican citizen in 1951.