Description
THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS
A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better
Few books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one such book. This modern epic of a man's search for meaning became an instant bestseller on publication in 1974, acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters. It continues to inspire millions.
A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions on how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning; the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, this classic is a touching and transcendent book of life.
This new edition contains an interview with Pirsig and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.
Author: Robert M. Pirsig
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 05/01/1974
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.60d
ISBN13: 9780688002305
ISBN10: 0688002307
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Philosophy | Zen
- Philosophy | Eastern