Pirsig, old thread picked up

[Magnus Berg]

di...@asiantravel.com wrote:

>In article <33B6FAB4...@newnorth.net>,
> Andrew Gaedtke <agae...@newnorth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone know if Pirsig (the author of the seventies classic "Zen and
>> the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and the newer "Lila") is working on
>> or even planning to write another book? I truly loved his style and
>> philosophy and any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
>I was lucky enough to exchange email with the great man about a year ago
>(no I can't give out his address) and at that time he didn't seem to have
>plans for another book. His main concern seemed to be that many people
>had misunderstood Lila and he thought it was because the publishers had
>cut large chunks of it.

Exactly how do people misunderstand Lila? He explains in Lila how people
misunderstod Zen... and really tries to make up for it by explaining in
great detail what he means.

>For a while he seemed really excited by the
>Internet. I think it was because he saw it as a way to publish more about
>Lila ie the stuff that was cut because it wasn't commercial enough. But
>then he suddenly lost interest saying he felt egotistical creating a
>website about himself.

First, I think it's an absolutely brilliant idea. I have spent a great
deal of time searching for Pirsig stuff on the net, or at least some
place to talk about the books. And a website, or a mailing list would
be a great way to meet the "Lila squad".

I honestly don't expect Pirsig to have a "fan page" with a great
picture of himself on the front like some sort of rock star. I mean,
a website wouldn't be about *him*, but about the contents of his books.

>Other than that I know he travelled round China last year and wrote some
>articles about it, but I don't know where they were published.
>
>Diana

Anyway, thanks for the news Diana.

Magnus