<p>James Purefoy stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Robert M. Pirsig's multi-million best-selling philosophical novel. One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, <i>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</i> tells the iconic story of a father and son's motorcycle trip across America in the 1960s. Yet it also describes a personal and philosophical journey, asking questions along the way about how to live a meaningful life. </p> <p>Now dramatised for the first time by Peter Flannery (<i>Our Friends in the North</i>, <i>George Gently</i>, <i>The Devil's Whore</i>) and starring James Purefoy (<i>Rome</i>, <i>Injustice</i>, <i>Ironclad</i>), this full-cast drama adds a new and original dimension to a true modern classic.</p>