[PAR] [TLE] Robert M. Pirsig [SEP] Robert Maynard Pirsig (September 6, 1928 – April 24, 2017) was an American writer and philosopher.  He was the author of the philosophical novels "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values" (1974) and "" (1991). [PAR] [TLE] Lila: An Inquiry into Morals [SEP] Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig, who is best known for "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".  "Lila: An Inquiry into Morals" was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992.  This semi-autobiographical story takes place in the autumn as the author sails his boat down the Hudson River.  Phaedrus, the author's alter ego, is jarred out of his solitary routine by an encounter with Lila, a straightforward but troubled woman who is nearing a mental breakdown.
[PAR] [TLE] Robert M. Pirsig [ SEP ] Robert Maynard Pirsig ( September 6 , 1928 – April 24 , 2017 ) was an American writer and philosopher . He was the author of the philosophical novels " Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry into Values " ( 1974 ) and " " ( 1991 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Lila : An Inquiry into Morals [ SEP ] Lila : An Inquiry into Morals ( 1991 ) is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig , who is best known for " Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance " . " Lila : An Inquiry into Morals " was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 . This semi - autobiographical story takes place in the autumn as the author sails his boat down the Hudson River . Phaedrus , the author 's alter ego , is jarred out of his solitary routine by an encounter with Lila , a straightforward but troubled woman who is nearing a mental breakdown .
Which American writer and philosopher was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for a semi-autobiographical novel?
Which American writer and philosopher was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for a semi - autobiographical novel ?
Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig