Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig
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The novel, published in 1974, uses a long motorcycle trip to frame a prolonged exploration of the world of ideas, about life and how best to live it. It references perspectives from Western and Eastern Civilizations as it explores the central question of the how to pursue technology so that human life is enriched rather than degraded. Narrated in the first person, it incorporates a parallel presentation of trip details and an ongoing retrospective concerning dramatic events from the Narrator's past, creating rich symbolism and including numerous analogies reinforcing the overall theme of coming to terms with the mysteries of why we exist and how best to live.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
October 1, 2000, Harper Perennial
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in English
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into vlalues
1999, Morrow
in English
- 25th anniversary ed., with a new introduction by the author.
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1999, W. Morrow
in English
- Quill ed.
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Traite Du Zen TE De L'Entretien DES...
January 20, 1998, Editions du Seuil
Paperback
in French
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Traite Du Zen Et De L'entretie
1998, Editions du Seuil, Editions du Seuil/points
Paperback
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1991, Vintage
in English
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1984, Morrow
in English
- Special anniversary ed., with a new introd. / by the author.
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values
1979, Harpercollins
Paperback
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
1974, HarperPerennial Modern Classics
in English
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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: an inquiry into values
1974, Morrow
in English
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"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live and a meditation on how to live better. The narrative of a father on a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest with his young son, it becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions. A true modern classic, it remains at once touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.
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