<Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> CT275. P648 A3 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Lila: An Inquiry into Morals </Td> </Tr> <P> Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (ZAMM), by Robert M. Pirsig, is a book that was first published in 1974 . It is a work of fictionalized autobiography, and is the first of Pirsig's texts in which he explores his Metaphysics of Quality . </P> <P> The title is an apparent play on the title of the book Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel . In its introduction, Pirsig explains that, despite its title, "it should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice . It's not very factual on motorcycles, either ." </P>

Is zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance fiction