Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
40th Anniversary Edition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:11th Sep '14
£10.99
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'A brilliant and original book... Everybody should read it' Guardian
Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions.Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.
Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas * New York Times *
Mr Pirsig has written a work of great, perhaps urgent, importance... Read this book * Observer *
The book is inspired, original...the narrative tact, the perfect economy of effect defy criticism. The analogies with Moby Dick are patent * New Yorker *
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an unforgettable trip * Time *
Disturbing, deeply moving, full of insights...this is a wonderful book * Times Literary Supplement *
ISBN: 9780099598169
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Weight: 298g
432 pages
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