Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

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Robert Pirsig

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'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 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.

Published: 3 November 2014
ISBN: 9780099598169
Imprint: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
RRP: $28.99

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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.

Praise for Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

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