Phaedrus #1

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Harper Perennial Modern Classics

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.

Genres philosophyfictionclassicsspiritualitytravelpsychologyself helpliteratureunfinishedreligion

430 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1,1974

Series

Phaedrus

Literary awards

national book award finalist,

Places

the united states of america,

This edition

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
Published: August 2, 2005 by Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780756902407
ASIN: 0756902401
Language: English

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About the author

robert m. pirsig

Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991), and he co-authored On Quality: An Inquiry Into Excellence: Selected and Unpublished Writings (2022) along with his wife and editor, Wendy K. Pirsig.