Robert M Pirsig

Robert M. Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher best known for his 1974 bestseller 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values,' which explores his theory of the 'Metaphysics of Quality.' He also authored 'Lila: An Inquiry into Morals,' a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and co-authored collections of his unpublished writings. Pirsig died at the age of 88 in South Berwick, Maine, after a life dedicated to bridging Western and Eastern philosophical traditions.