Lila: An Inquiry into Morals

Lila: An Inquiry into Morals
First edition
AuthorRobert M. Pirsig
LanguageEnglish
GenrePhilosophical novel
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
1991 (revised edition published 2006)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages409 pp
ISBN0-553-07873-9 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC23732047
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3566.I66 L54 1991
Preceded byZen 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.

  1. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Fiction". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2008-10-02.