Grim Reaper 186 Posted December 31, 2015 The Robert M Pirsig thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,562 Posted January 1, 2016 I honestly had it in my head that he died about 15 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weebl 216 Posted January 2, 2016 Don't know much about him but he seems like a reasonably good choice. I'd never heard of him for one and I'm not a thick, ignorant type Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,987 Posted January 2, 2016 Interesting choice, though maybe there are too many names of the "authors famous for one" book variety. I mean, why wasn't there Gabriel Garcia Marquez, for example? That said, Wikipedia says he was already frail in 2012. So really not bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted July 12, 2016 Damn. I just found out that Robert Pirsig's mother was Swedish and that he used to live there in the mid-80s! This selection is suddenly extremely awesome. Finally a (half) Swede on the DL. Well done, committee. God bless ya! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted July 13, 2016 To be totally pedantic re the famous for one book above, Lila - the follow up to ZataoMM did sterling business in its first six months, many copies sold - a lot less in terms of lasting impact Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 10, 2016 The second book didn't do Harper Lee much good but what the hey. I must get round round to reading ZATAOMM before Pirsig dies - i reckon I've got a while yet.Anyone know if it's a page turner? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted September 10, 2016 The second book didn't do Harper Lee much good but what the hey. I must get round round to reading ZATAOMM before Pirsig dies - i reckon I've got a while yet.Anyone know if it's a page turner? Read it three times and it was different every time so it's one of those that changes with your life experience. Page turner isn't exactly the way I'd describe it. Very deep and meaningful 1970s sort of stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 10, 2016 The second book didn't do Harper Lee much good but what the hey. I must get round round to reading ZATAOMM before Pirsig dies - i reckon I've got a while yet.Anyone know if it's a page turner? Read it three times and it was different every time so it's one of those that changes with your life experience. Page turner isn't exactly the way I'd describe it. Very deep and meaningful 1970s sort of stuff. Compare to Godel, Escher, Bach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted April 24, 2017 Dead apparently: https://twitter.com/NPR/status/856588975053705217 Edit: http://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/24/robert-pirsig-author-of-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-dies-in-maine/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted April 24, 2017 There was a lack of quality in his omission from this year's DeathList. At least I had him on my theme team. Here's the Daily Mail with a QO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted April 24, 2017 Huh. Well that sucks. To be fair he was "only" an octagenarian with no known health issues... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,490 Posted April 24, 2017 These things happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,537 Posted April 25, 2017 I have a feeling I had him on one of my lists Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted April 25, 2017 If only this was last year... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/books/robert-pirsig-dead-wrote-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted April 25, 2017 Aye a fairly popular pick in some pools. There's points riding on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,234 Posted April 25, 2017 7 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: If only this was last year... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/books/robert-pirsig-dead-wrote-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance.html?_r=0 Are guests back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,014 Posted April 25, 2017 12 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Are guests back? Well, we all miss guests who came here only to say our souls are damned and other ludicrous things. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JTrost1234 21 Posted April 26, 2017 Sorry to see him go. Never heard of him, until deathlist, last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted April 26, 2017 Dunno the extent to which RMP's continued hold on life was a block to the long-mooted Zen and the Art movie but it might finally get made now. Robert Redford bought the film rights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
