num_pages: 448
description: <p><p>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. This 25th Anniversary Quill Edition Features A New Introduction By The Author; Important Typographical Changes; And A Reader's Guide That Includes Discussion Topics, An Interview With The Author, And Letters And Documents Detailing How This Extraordinary Book Came To Be. 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. 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, <i>zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance</i> Is A Touching And Transcendent Book Of Life.</p> <h3>the New Yorker</h3> <p>&ldquo;the Book Is Inspired, Original. . . . The Analogies With Moby-dick Are Patent.&rdquo;</p>
language: en
title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks