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Robert M. Pirsig

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American writer and philosopher (1928-2017)

United StatesWritersLived 1928 to 2017 · aged 88
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Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), and he co-authored On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings (2022)...

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Roberts Shoes on the corner of Chicago and Lake in Minneapolis, where Pirsig lived while writing Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.Roberts Shoes on the corner of Chicago and Lake in Minneapolis, where Pirsig lived while writing Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.A 1967 Honda CB77 Super Hawk, similar to the 1966 model Pirsig rode.A 1967 Honda CB77 Super Hawk, similar to the 1966 model Pirsig rode.

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Guggenheim Fellowship

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Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), and he co-authored On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings (2022) along with his wife and editor, Wendy Pirsig.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2017 · aged 88
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25 languages

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