[Illustrated Text Summary] [His Life] [His Work] [Images]
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Further biographical sources:
Pirsig’s own books – “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” (ZMM, 1974) and “Lila” (1991) – a road-trip and a boat-trip – are “auto-fictions” in the sense that whilst the narratives are rhetorical fiction, the references to his own life history and the people and places he encountered along the way, are confirmed to be autobiographical.
“The Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” (DiSanto and Steele, 1990) contains significant biographical material as well as analysis of his first book.
“The Robert Pirsig Biographical Timeline” (2003, last updated 2009) was collated from all available sources at the time, with review and corrections from Pirsig himself.
“Zen and Now” (Mark Richardson, 2008) – contains significant additional journalistic research on Pirsig’s life and family.
“The Robert Pirsig Story” – Preface (pages xxiii to xxxi) to “On Quality” (Wendy Pirsig, 2022) is a brief summary of his life story.
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Pirsig’s Published Work
[His Books]
[His RMMLA and SODV Papers]
[His contributions and annotations to … Glover, McWatt and Copleston.]
[Recorded descriptions of his work and creative process.]
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