MD Lila's Child - A question for Dan Glover

From: Ant McWatt (antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk)
Date: Tue May 03 2005 - 11:08:43 BST

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    Tim Chizmar asked May 2nd 2005:

    I am not sure if this is the proper area to ask this.... but I do have an
    important Pirsigian question.
    I have read, studied and currently love both of Pirsig's tomes. Spent my
    summer studying LILA actually.... But in my wanting to take his ideas and
    even those of you philosophers as possible truth,..... I see one problem.

    Why is "Lila's Child" marked as a fiction novel?

    Ant McWatt comments:

    Tim,

    As one of the people whose old MOQ Discuss posts were used throughout
    "Lila's Child", I also wondered why "Lila's Child" is marked as a novel as
    only the editor's introduction could possibly be fictional in any sense of
    the term. Pirsig's introduction and contributions and the contributions
    from the people on MOQ Discuss are all non-fictional.

    Dan Glover, the compiler and editor of the text will know. With a bit of
    luck the re-titling of this thread will alert him to your question,

    Best wishes,

    Anthony

    >Hello all,
    >
    >I am not sure if this is the proper area to ask this.... but I do have an
    >important Pirsigian
    >question. I have read, studied and currently love both of Pirsig's
    >tomes. Spent my summer studying LILA actually.... But in my wanting to take
    >his ideas
    >and even those of you philosophers as possible truth,..... I see one
    >problem.
    >
    >Why is "Lila's Child" marked as a fiction novel?
    >
    > Its marked as fiction clearly in the early pages.
    >If this is true, (all the ramifications of Pirsig's deep observations on
    >life and society) then
    >the thoughts and ideas presented should not be ficticious but
    >truthful.. real.
    >
    >PLEASE somebody explain to me why it is marked as fiction....
    >
    >I ask this in complete respect and sincerety.
    >

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