The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

A CULTURE MASTERPIECE: BY THE SUSPICIOUS AUTHOR WHO SERVED AS A MODEL FOR THE HERO OF ROBERTO BOLAO'S 2666 THIS ADVENTURE NOVEL INSPIRED JOHN HUSTON'S CLASSIC FILMAbout B. Traven little is known for sure. According to the available information Otto Feige was born in Schlewsig-Holstein and managed to avoid execution for his participation in the anarchist underground in Bavaria. Traven spent the majority of his adult life in Mexico where he wrote several best-selling books under different pen names and was a vocal supporter of the rights of the indigenous population there. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre first published in 1935 is Traven's most well-known and enduring book. It tells the dark brutally ironic and captivating tale of three destitute Americans searching for treasure in Sonora.