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

Pirsig, Robert M.

ISBN 10: 0060839872 / ISBN 13: 9780060839871

Published by Mariner Books Classics, 2005

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060839872I3N10

Synopsis:

Note: The font size of the text in the book is 11.5 pt

A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better

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.

About the Author:

Robert M. Pirsig (1928–2017) is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which has sold more than five-million copies since its publication in 1974, and Lila, a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1958) and attended Benares Hindu University in India, where he studied Eastern philosophy, and the University of Chicago, where he pursued a PhD in philosophy. Pirsig’s motorcycle resides in the Smithsonian Institution.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: ...
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket