The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (originally titled Der Schatz der Sierra Madre) is a 1927 adventure novel by German author B. Traven, whose identity remains unknown. In the book, two destitute American men in Mexico of the 1920s join an older American prospector in a search for gold. John Huston adapted the book as a 1948 film of the same name. The novel is set in the decade following the global upheavals of the First World War and social revolutions in Russia and Mexico. The United States is an emerging economic and ...
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (originally titled Der Schatz der Sierra Madre) is a 1927 adventure novel by German author B. Traven, whose identity remains unknown. In the book, two destitute American men in Mexico of the 1920s join an older American prospector in a search for gold. John Huston adapted the book as a 1948 film of the same name. The novel is set in the decade following the global upheavals of the First World War and social revolutions in Russia and Mexico. The United States is an emerging economic and political power. European and US corporations are aggressively seeking foreign markets, natural resources and cheap labor. Elements within the Catholic Church are struggling to retain their authority as liberal Mexican administrations institute social reforms, including an 8-hour day, literacy programs and health care. This is the context of the story. The author employs a third person-omniscient in a dramatic-progressive structure, where Howard is the focal character. Three stories within a story provide historical and social significance for the outer narrative. ..(wikipedia.org)
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We all know and love the film. I was inspired to read the book after finding out the author was so shrouded in mystery. I saw the film in passage after passage of text, and saw and understood much more of the themes and circumstances while reading the book. It has a place on my favorites shelf now.
Laurence D
May 5, 2011
Even better than the movie!
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" has always been one of my "Top 10" favorite movies. I still enjoy watching it after dozens of viewings.
Imagine my joy when I discovered that the book was equally compelling, yet had some twists of it's own.
For all fans of the movie, read the BOOK!! I promise you will be glad that you did.
Curley
Nov 19, 2009
Great Stuff
If you love the movie, you will love this book. As with most adaptations, this book differs from the movie in many aspects, but if you're like me, that only makes this book more enjoyable. B. Traven takes a pretty simple plot and introduces the reader to three great characters with the same goal in mind, yet each man is completely different. The author doesn't waste a single word, his writing is clean and precise, and at the same time humoress and tragic. The men he writes about are flawed and unrefined yet you can't help but chear for them as they search for a cache of gold. The backdrop is post-WWI Mexico teeming with American's looking for work in the oil fields, as well as gold in the rugged Mexican mountains. This book is a classic and B. Traven should be heaped uopn the top shelf of great american authors.
