Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values
Author(s): Robert M. Pirsig
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.
Review(s):
“An unforgettable trip.”
“The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent.”
“Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.”
“It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace.”
“A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream.”
ISBN: 9780060839871