Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values /

Pirsig, Robert M.,

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values / Robert M. Pirsig ; foreword by Matthew B. Crawford. - 50th anniversary edition. First Mariner Classics edition. - xviii, 443 pages ; 21 cm

Originally published as Zen and the art of Motorcycle maintenance by William Morrow in the United States in 1974 --title page verso.

One of the most important and influential books of the past half century, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is Robert M. Pirsig’s classic exploration of human experience and endeavor. Pirsig’s narrative of a father and son on a summer motorcycle trip becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life’s fundamental questions. A true modern classic, it remains at once touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward --

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Pirsig, Robert M.--Travel--United States.


Philosophy and civilization.
Zen Buddhism and science.
Fathers and sons--United States.
Motorcycles--Maintenance and repair.
Philosophie et civilisation.
Pères et fils--États-Unis.
Motocyclettes--Entretien et réparations.


United States--Description and travel.
États-Unis--Descriptions et voyages.


Travel writing.
Récits de voyages.

CT275 .P648 / A3 2024

917.3049