On Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings

Author:   Robert M Pirsig ,  Wendy K. Pirsig
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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9780063084643


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   12 May 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Robert M Pirsig ,  Wendy K. Pirsig
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.324kg
ISBN:  

9780063084643


ISBN 10:   0063084643
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   12 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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However impressive are the seductive powers with which Mr. Pirsig engages us in his motorcycle trip, they are nothing compared to the skill with which he interests us in his philosophic trip. ... Electrifying. ... Intellectual entertainment of the highest order. -- <em>New York Times</em> Lodges in the mind as few recent novels have, deepening its grip, compelling the landscape into unexpected planes of order and menace. ... Inspired, original. ... Pirsig's timing and crafting at this juncture are flawless. -- <em>New Yorker</em> A miracle. ... Sparkles like an electric dream. -- Village Voice A compelling adventure. -- <em>Time</em> A brilliant and original book. -- <em>The Guardian</em>


A brilliant and original book. --The Guardian A miracle. ... Sparkles like an electric dream. --Village Voice A compelling adventure. --Time However impressive are the seductive powers with which Mr. Pirsig engages us in his motorcycle trip, they are nothing compared to the skill with which he interests us in his philosophic trip. ... Electrifying. ... Intellectual entertainment of the highest order. --New York Times Lodges in the mind as few recent novels have, deepening its grip, compelling the landscape into unexpected planes of order and menace. ... Inspired, original. ... Pirsig's timing and crafting at this juncture are flawless. --New Yorker


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Robert M. Pirsig (1928-2017) is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which has sold more than five-million copies since its publication in 1974, and Lila, a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1958) and also attended Benares Hindu University in India, where he studied Eastern philosophy, and the University of Chicago, where he pursued a PhD in philosophy. Pirsig's motorcycle resides in the Smithsonian Institution. Wendy K. Pirsig is an archivist who lives in New England. She was married to Robert M. Pirsig from 1978 until his passing.

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