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

by Robert M. Pirsig

Overview

Classic tale of a father and his son travelling cross-country. With motorcycle repairs come philosophical discussions on life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756902407
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/28/2005
Series:	Harper Perennial Modern Classics Series
Pages:	430
Sales rank:	167,477
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Robert M. Pirsig (1928-2017) studied chemistry and philosophy (B.A., 1950) and journalism (M.A., 1958) at the University of Minnesota and also attended Benares Hindu University in India, where he studied Oriental philosophy. He is also the author of this book's sequel, entitled Lila.

Editorial Reviews

A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream.

The Village Voice

It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace.

Baltimore Sun

Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.

New York Times

The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent.

The New Yorker

An unforgettable trip.

Time

Profoundly important ... intellectual entertainment of the highest order.” —The New York Times

“It lodges in the mind as few recent novels have...The book is inspired, original...the narrative tact, the perfect economy of effect defy criticism. The analogies with Moby Dick are patent. Robert Pirsig invites the prodigious comparison. What more can one say?” —The New Yorker

“Brave wanderings, high adventures, extraordinary risks... A horn of plenty.” —Los Angeles Times

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