Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition

Pirsig, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099598167 ISBN 13: 9780099598169

Publisher: Vintage, 2014

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.

Review:

"Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas" (New York Times)

"Mr Pirsig has written a work of great, perhaps urgent, importance... Read this book" (Observer)

"The book is inspired, original...the narrative tact, the perfect economy of effect defy criticism. The analogies with Moby Dick are patent" (New Yorker)

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an unforgettable trip" (Time)

"Disturbing, deeply moving, full of insights...this is a wonderful book" (Times Literary Supplement)

Book Description:

'A brilliant and original book... Everybody should read it' Guardian