Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, 9780099598169
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A motorcycle trip becomes a quest for meaning in life.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

40th anniversary edition

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    2 November 2014

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Summary

The Road to Enlightenment: A Motorcycle Journey of Self-Discovery

A brilliant and original book… Everybody should read it’ - Guardian

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 o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099598169
ISBN-10:0099598167
Author:Robert Pirsig
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Edition:40th
Release Date:2 November 2014
Weight:298g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Profoundly important…full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas

Profoundly important…full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas * New York Times *Mr Pirsig has written a work of great, perhaps urgent, importance… Read this book * Observer *The book is inspired, original…the narrative tact, the perfect economy of effect defy criticism. The analogies with Moby Dick are patent * New Yorker *Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an unforgettable trip * Time *Disturbing, deeply moving, full of insights…this is a wonderful book * Times Literary Supplement *It is filled with beauty…a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace * Baltimore Sun *

About The Author

Robert Pirsig

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.

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