Conquistadors of the Useless
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Conquistadors of the Useless is the celebrated autobiography of French mountaineer Lionel Terray, chronicling his pioneering ascents and philosophy of climbing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Lionel Terray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circaPublicationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
expeditions in the Alps
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expeditions in the Andes ⓘ expeditions in the Himalayas ⓘ post-war French alpinism ⓘ |
| describes |
Lionel Terray’s climbing philosophy
ⓘ
risk and adventure in high-altitude climbing ⓘ the ethics of mountaineering ⓘ |
| genre |
mountaineering literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
mountaineering culture
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subsequent climbing literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of major first ascents
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portraits of notable climbers ⓘ reflections on death in the mountains ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic of mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
friendship among climbers
ⓘ
suffering and endurance ⓘ the search for meaning through adventure ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human limits and ambition
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the apparent uselessness of conquest for its own sake ⓘ the attraction of danger ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in adventure
ⓘ
mountaineers ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | memoir ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | celebrated autobiography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Himalayan expeditions
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Lionel Terray NERFINISHED ⓘ alpinism ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed accounts of pioneering ascents
ⓘ
philosophical reflections on climbing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les Conquérants de l’inutile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Andes
NERFINISHED
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European Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| title | Conquistadors of the Useless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Lionel Terray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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