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.
| ISBN: | 9780061673733 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2008 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Mariner Books Classics an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
East Asian and Indian philosophy History of art Memoirs Cultural studies: customs and traditions Psychology: emotions Biology, life sciences Religion and beliefs History of religion Zen Buddhism Contemporary non-Christian and para-Christian cults and sects Travel writing |