Robert M. Pirsig
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born
September 06, 1928
gender
male
place of birth
Minneapolis, MN, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction
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Robert Maynard Pirsig (born September 6, 1928, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is 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.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig avg rating 3.66 — 9,959 ratings — published 1974 61 editions |
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Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals by Robert M. Pirsig avg rating 3.55 — 690 ratings — published 1991 16 editions |
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PISA 2000 - ein differenzierter Blick auf die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. by Robert M. Pirsig avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2002 4 editions |
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Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading, 1998 Cumulative Supplement by Robert M. Pirsig avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1998 |
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"The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling."
— Robert M. Pirsig
— Robert M. Pirsig
"When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion."
— Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values)
— Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values)
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