Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Aug 2, 2005
Words:
157496
Flesch:
83.28
DDC:
B
FAST Tags:
United States,
Travel,
Fathers and sons,
Pirsig; Robert M,
Self,
Philosophy and civilization,
Essentialism (Philosophy),
Zen Buddhism and science
LCC:
CT275.P648
Book Details
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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.