Tuva or Bust! with Richard Feynman
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Tuva or Bust! with Richard Feynman is a humorous nonfiction book chronicling physicist Richard Feynman’s quixotic quest, alongside Ralph Leighton, to visit the remote Russian republic of Tuva.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tuva or Bust! with Richard Feynman canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humorous book
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nonfiction book ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| about |
Soviet bureaucracy
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Tuvan culture ⓘ adventure ⓘ curiosity ⓘ friendship ⓘ travel difficulties during the Cold War ⓘ |
| chronicles |
attempts to travel to Tuva
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interactions with Soviet authorities ⓘ logistical challenges of visiting Tuva ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject |
Russia
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Russian SFSR ⓘ |
| depicts |
Tuvan geography
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Tuvan people ⓘ Tuvan stamps and ephemera ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ralph Leighton
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Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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nonfiction ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ralph Leighton ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person account by Ralph Leighton ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Ralph Leighton
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Richard Feynman ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tuva or Bust! with Richard Feynman self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Richard Feynman
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Tuva Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Tuva
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| narrativeFocus | quest to visit Tuva ⓘ |
| portrays |
Richard Feynman’s fascination with Tuva
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efforts to obtain permission to visit Tuva ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War era travel restrictions
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Richard Feynman’s popular science persona ⓘ |
| setting |
Soviet Union
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Tuva Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Tuva
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| structure | chronicle of a long-term quest ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
fans of Richard Feynman
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general readers ⓘ readers of humorous nonfiction ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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lighthearted ⓘ |
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