num_pages: 373
description: One of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live . . . and a breathtaking meditation on how to live better. Here is the book that transformed a an unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father and his young son. A story of love and fear -- of growth, discovery, and acceptance -- that becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions, this uniquely exhilarating modern classic is both touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence . . . and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.
language: English
title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
titlecomplete: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
characters: Phaedrus, Chris, Sylvia Sutherland, John Sutherland
genres: Fiction, Religion, Philosophy, Spirituality, Psychology, Literature, Classics, Self Help, Travel, Unfinished
ratings_count: 226011
places: The United States of America
series: Phaedrus
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Contemporary Affairs
publisher: Bantam Books