Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

40th Anniversary Edition

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.

Reviews

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

About the author

Robert Pirsig

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