<Table> Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> First edition </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Robert M. Pirsig </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Philosophical fiction, Autobiographical novel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1974 (William Morrow and Company) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (hardcover and paperback) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 418 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 688 - 00230 - 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 673595 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 917.3 / 04 / 920924 B </Td> </Tr> <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> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> First edition </Td> </Tr>

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