Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.

About the author

Robert M. Pirsig was born in 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He holds degrees in chemistry, philosophy, and journalism and also studied Oriental philosophy at Benares Hindu University in India. He is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Lila.

Summary

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.

Report

Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas New York Times

Product details

• Authors: Robert Pirsig, Robert M. Pirsig
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 11.09.2014
• EAN: 9780099598169
• ISBN: 978-0-09-959816-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; USA, RELIGION / General, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Philosophy, Memoirs, TRAVEL / United States / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood, TRANSPORTATION / Motorcycles / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Popular philosophy, United States of America, USA, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Classic Travel Writing, Motorcycles: general interest