Der Karren von B. Traven

Between 1931 and 1940, B. Traven published six interrelated novels of the Mahogany or jungle cycle, starting with „Der Karren.“ The cycle forms an epic history of the events in southern Mexico, leading up to the revolution of 1910. B. Traven is one of the most mysterious figures in 20th-century literature. His exact identity is still subject to much doubt. Although Traven claimed to be an American, his most important works were first published in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s (and were later banned there by the Nazis), before some of them appeared in translation in England. Nothing definitive is known about Traven’s origin. However, Traven’s novels have been translated into more than 30 languages, sold more than 25 million copies, and are required reading in Mexican schools.