Robert M. Pirsig, Author of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,' Dies at 88


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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values is a book by Robert M. Pirsig first published in 1974. It is a work of fictionalized autobiography and the first of Pirsig's texts in which he explores his concept of Quality. [2] The title is an apparent play on the title of the 1948 book Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel.


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The Metaphysics of Quality ( MOQ) is a theory of reality introduced in Robert M. Pirsig 's philosophical novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974) and expanded in Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991).


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Robert M Pirsig (6 Sept 1928 - 24 Apr 2017) was most famously the author of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - an Inquiry into Values" (ZMM, 1974) - generally considered the best-selling philosophy book of all time - a best seller that still sells today. He also wrote a follow-up work "Lila - an Inquiry into Morals" (Lila, 1991) in which he elaborated his.


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Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher, mainly known as the author of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, (1974), which has sold millions of copies around the world. Combine Editions Robert M. Pirsig's books


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Robert M. Pirsig and Wendy K. Pirsig Robert M. Pirsig (1928-2017) is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which has sold more than five-million copies since its publication in 1974, and Lila, a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1958) and also attended Benares Hindu University in India, where.


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Robert M. Pirsig More books from this author Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values Mass Market Paperback - April 25, 2006 by Robert M Pirsig (Author) 4.4 12,304 ratings See all formats and editions Book Description Editorial Reviews THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS


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When, in 1968, Robert Pirsig, who has died aged 88, sent a synopsis and sample of his novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to 122 publishers, only one showed any interest, and James.


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ULABY: Only five years after his first book's success, Robert Pirsig's son was stabbed to death in front of the Zen Center in San Francisco. His next book would take 17 years to complete. It.


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As readers, we believed Robert M. Pirsig could see the Buddha in a well-maintained carburetor. We wanted to see it, too, and we wanted to work as he did. Photograph from Alamy Every writer I.


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After a period of inactivity, the official website of Robert M. Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality is actve again. The ORIGINAL MOQ WEBSITE has been kept as it was, but has now moved to it's own space as an archive within the main MOQ.ORG website hierarchy.


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Reading Robert Pirsig's description of a road trip today, one feels bereft. In his 1974 autobiographical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, he describes an unhurried pace over.


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Robert M. Pirsig 3.78 227,679 ratings10,454 reviews Robert M. Pirsig's Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an examination of how we live, a meditation on how to live better set around the narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father & his young son.


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Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig, who is best known for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Lila: An Inquiry into Morals was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992. [1]