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ZAMM and Robert Pirsig’s Locations in Minneapolis

Posted on February 12, 2012 by peter bell

The literary genre known as philosophical fiction is also referred to as “novels of ideas.”  Typically, novels of this particular vein use conventions of literature (story, characters, narrative arc) to make broader philosophical arguments. Often times, these novels are used to illustrate the author’s particular views on the trajectory of society (such as Infinite Jest […]

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