Cravan: Mystery Man of the Twentieth Century by Mike Richardson epub fb2 djvu
Author: | Mike Richardson |
Title: | Cravan: Mystery Man of the Twentieth Century |
ISBN: | 1593072910 |
ISBN13: | 978-1593072919 |
Other Formats: | mobi doc docx lrf |
Pages: | 72 pages |
Publisher: | Dark Horse (November 29, 2005) |
Language: | English |
Size EPUB version: | 1333 kb |
Size FB2 version: | 1480 kb |
Category: | Sports & Outdoors |
Subcategory: | Biographies |
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This is the true story about the most interesting person you've never heard of: Arthur Cravan, major figure in pre-WWI cutting-edge art circles, was among the greatest mysterious figures of the twentieth century. A self-confessed thief, forger, and con-artist, he used a roster of assumed names and false identities. He was known, at various times, as a novelist, poet, painter, art critic, lecturer, publisher, and the lightweight boxing champion of France. Always a rebellious, restless spirit, this dedicated rule-breaker was a political radical whose friendship with Leon Trotsky earned him the surveillance of the U.S. government - even through his immigration to Mexico with his wife, the poet Mina Loy. In 1918, at the age of thirty-one, the fascinating physical giant vanished without a trace, and - despite several supposed sightings over the years - was never seen again. Is it possible that he became the mysterious, reclusive novelist B. Traven, who wrote The Treasure of the Sierra Madre?