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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

by Robert Pirsig (Author)

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    Paperback 1991

    $12.69

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    Paperback 1989

    $104.77

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    Paperback 2017

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Synopsis

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR AND A READER'S GUIDE Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance caused a sensation when it was first published in 1974.The story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motorcycle odyssey from Minnesota to California profoundly affected an entire generation.Both personal and philosophical, this book is a compelling study of relationships, values, madness and, eventually, enlightenment.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 06 Jun 1991
ISBN 10: 0099786400
ISBN 13: 9780099786405
Book Overview: 'A brilliant and original book... Everybody should read it' Guardian

Media Reviews
Mr Pirsig has written a work of great, perhaps urgent, importance. Read this book * Observer *
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 *
The book is inspired, original...the narrative tact, the perfect economy of effect defy criticism.The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent * New Yorker *
Profoundly important-full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas * New York Times *
Author Bio
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 this book's sequel, entitled Lila.