Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig Pirsig, July 7, 2005 Born Robert Maynard Pirsig (1928-09-06) September 6, 1928 (age 86) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Occupation Writer, philosopher Nationality USA Genre Philosophical fiction Notable works Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) Spouse Nancy Ann James (m. 1954–1978) Wendy Kimball (m. 1978) Children Chris, Theodore, Nell Robert Maynard Pirsig (born September 6, 1928) is an American writer and philosopher, and the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991).