num_pages: 436
description: The narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son becomes a text which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey.
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: 225993
places: The United States of America
series: Phaedrus
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Contemporary Affairs
publisher: Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random