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by Dr. Frankenstein » Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:46 am
Hello everyone - I came across this this morning, thought you might like to know -
The Associated Press reports Robert Pirsig, the author of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," has died at the age of 88 at his home in South Benwick, Maine.
Pirsig is reported to have been in failing health in recent years.
The Associated Press reports "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" was published in 1974 and was based on a motorcycle trip Pirsig took in the late 1960s with his son, Chris. The book was praised as a unique and masterful blend of narrative and philosophy and was compared by a New Yorker critic to "Moby Dick." Pirsig, a native of Minneapolis, also wrote "Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals."
