“The Buddha, the Godhead,” he writes, “resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a ...

If you've read Robert Pirsig's book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," you’ve spent time with his cycle, "the most famous forgotten motorcycle in American history," says Smithsonian ...

NEW YORK — Robert M. Pirsig, whose philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” became a million-selling classic and cultural touchstone after more than 100 publishers turned it ...

Robert M. Pirsig died last week. For anyone who went to college in the mid-70s, he was required reading in a variety of classes and disciplines for his seminal work Zen and the Art of Motorcycle ...

Robert M. Pirsig, whose philosophical novel "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" became a million-selling classic and cultural touchstone after more than 100 publishers turned it down, died ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Fifty years ago, the book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values" became an instant hit. The late Robert Pirsig — a Minnesota native — was behind ...

Supporters of the late Minneapolis author Robert Pirsig will kick off a motorcycle ride from Minneapolis to San Francisco on Monday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pirsig’s best-selling book ...

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Before becoming a global classic, 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' faced rejection after rejection. More than one ...

Robert M. Pirsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” died at his home in South Berwick, Maine on April 24. The 88-year-old writer had been in poor health, according to his ...

Robert M. Pirsig, who inspired generations to road trip across America with his "novelistic autobigraphy," Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, died Monday at the age of 88. His publisher ...

Robert Pirsig, whose philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” became a million-selling classic and cultural touchstone after more than 100 publishers turned it down, died Monday ...