Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

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Author: Robert Pirsig
Publisher: Random House
Genre: Fiction
Released: 01 April, 1974
ISBN: 9780099786405

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

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Synopsis

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance caused a sensation when it was first published in 1974.The story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motorcycle odyssey from Minnesota to California profoundly affected an entire generation.Both personal and philosophical, this book is a compelling study of relationships, values, madness and, eventually, enlightenment.#79 in ABC My Favourite Book

About the author

Robert Pirsig

Robert M. Pirsig was born in 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He holds degrees in chemistry, philosophy, and journalism and also studied Oriental philosophy at Benares Hindu University in India. He is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Lila.