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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values ( ZAMM ) is a book by Robert M. Pirsig 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 ". Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance: An Inquiry into Values First edition Author Robert M. Pirsig Country United States Language English Genre Philosophical fiction , Autobiographical novel [1] Published 1974 ( William Morrow and Company ) Media type Print ( hardcover and paperback ) Pages 418 pp ISBN 0-688-00230-7 OCLC 673595 Dewey Decimal 917.3/04/920924 B LC Class CT275.P648 A3 1974 Followed by Lila: An Inquiry into Morals Pirsig received 126 rejections before an editor finally accepted the book for publication—and he did so thinking it would never generate a profit. It was subsequently featured on best-seller lists for decades, with initial sales of at le