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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.

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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 *

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance 40th

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 11 September 2014
      ISBN-13 9780099598169
      978-0099598169
      ISBN-10 0099598167
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      Non Fiction Biography Memoirs Politics, Philosophy & Society Popular philosophy Social and political philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade 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 *

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