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*Das Totenschiff* (The Death Ship) was B. Traven’s first major success, first published in German in 1926 and translated into English in 1934. The novel is widely noted for its scathing criticism of bureaucratic authority, nationalism, and abusive labor practices, and is frequently described as an anarchist work.
First publish date: June 1962
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: B. Traven
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