Lila: An Inquiry into Morals

Lila: An Inquiry into Morals

First edition
Author	Robert M. Pirsig
Language	English
Genre	Philosophical novel
Publisher	Bantam Books
Publication date	1991 (revised edition published 2006)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	409 pp
ISBN	0-553-07873-9 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC	23732047
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Class	PS3566.I66 L54 1991
Preceded by	Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

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.^[1] 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.