Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

an inquiry into values

418 pages

English language

Published Dec. 14, 2005 by HarperPerennial Modern Classics.

ISBN:
978-0-06-167373-3
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4 stars (6 reviews)

Pirsig's narrative of a father and son on a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions. -- From publisher description.

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4 stars

Interesting, challenging, shocking, depressing, enlightening, frustrating, and often over my head. With no academic background in philosophy, this book proved pretty difficult for me to get through. I thought that I had read this book when I was younger, but it is clear now that I had only got through the first few chapters, yet I also know that those first few chapters changed my perspective on so much. Now that I have finished this book, I'm left with tons of questions, which is a great thing to be left with.

Subjects

  • Pirsig, Robert M.
  • Fathers and sons -- United States.
  • Self.