Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Language: English
Applied Psychology Conduct of life Eastern Emotions Essays & Travelogues Family & Relationships Fatherhood Fathers and sons Fathers and sons - United States Fiction General Parenting Philosophy Pirsig Psychology Robert M Self Travel Travel - General Values Zen
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: Jul 21, 2005
Description:
SUMMARY: 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.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.