Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition
Few books have left such a lasting mark on American literature as this one. First published in 1974, it found an enormous readership almost immediately and has been quietly shaping readers' thinking ever since. On the surface, it's the story of a father and son making their way across the country by motorbike one summer. Look closer, though, and it becomes something far more searching: a personal journey into the deepest questions of how we ought to live. Pirsig weaves together the practical and the philosophical with a rare kind of honesty, sitting with life's contradictions rather than tidying them away. It's a book that rewards patience, one that lingers long after the final page.
- Author: PIRSIG ROBERT
- Publisher: Vintage
- Genre: Family & Relationships
- ISBN: 978-0099598169
- Pages: 432 pages