num_pages: 380
description: While cycling through the western states, a disillusioned American questions the meaning of existence after confronting the ghost of his former, uninstitutionalized self
language: English
title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
titlecomplete: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
characters: Phaedrus, Chris, Sylvia Sutherland, John Sutherland
genres: Fiction, Religion, Philosophy, Spirituality, Psychology, Literature, Classics, Self Help, Travel, Unfinished
ratings_count: 226019
places: The United States of America
series: Phaedrus
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Contemporary Affairs
publisher: Demco Media