Montana State University Library display marks 50th anniversary of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'

An exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the publication "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," the influential bestseller penned by one-time Montana State University instructor Robert Pirsig, is now on display in the Montana State University Library.

Located on the second floor of the library near the entrance to Archives and Special Collections, the display is open to the public during library hours and will be up through this summer.

With his book, Pirsig motivated a generation to look inward to the "high country of the mind." Published in 1974 to wide acclaim, "Zen" was inspired in...