On Quality
an inquiry into excellence: unpublished and selected writings
$28.00
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
On Quality: Robert Pirsig’s Unpublished Insights
Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig’s unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig’s thought: “Quality”
“The ultimate goal in the pursuit of excellence is enlightenment.” —Robert M. Pirsig, 1962
More than a decade before the release of the book that would make …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780063084650 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0063084651 |
| Author: | Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy K. Pirsig |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 135mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
“On Quality, a collection of Pirsig’s speeches, fiction, letters, and musings … reads like a notebook from a life spent pondering: What does ‘quality’ mean? Why are some things better than others? What is it about humans that causes us to recognize the difference?” — The New Yorker
About The Author
Robert M. Pirsig
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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