Traven

American  

[trey-vuhn] / ˈtreɪ vən /

noun

1. B. Berick Traven Torsvan, 1890–1969, U.S.-born novelist in Mexico.

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Traven British  

/ ˈtrɑːvən /

noun

1. B ( en ), original name Albert Otto Max Feige . ?1882–1969, US novelist, born in Germany and living in Mexico from 1920, who kept his identity secret. His novels, originally written in German, include The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1934)

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Example Sentences

A Kitsap County sheriff’s deputy and State Patrol trooper arrived first and saw a man, later identified as Traven, crawling up a slope in front of the house, charging papers say.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

However, he didn’t return to reprise his role as Jack Traven for the sequel.

From Fox News • Mar. 22, 2022

“Macario,” which was nominated for an Oscar — and, like “Salón México,” shot by the distinguished cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa — was a prestige project, based on a fable by the expatriate writer B. Traven.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2019

Researching in Mexico, German and eastern Europe, they were finally able to call their 1978 report B Traven, a Mystery Solved: in 1983, Wyatt published their account as The Secret of the Sierra Madre.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2011

The dead man's widow acknowledged what had been widely suspected: that Torsvan, who had hidden his identity for 45 years, was indeed the reclusive novelist B. Traven.

From Time Magazine Archive