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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.
Product details
Publisher : Mariner Books Classics; 1R edition (August 2, 2005)
Language : English
Paperback : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 0060839872
ISBN-13 : 978-0060839871
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 1.05 x 8 inches
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