Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [50th Anniversary Edition]
One of the most books written in 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 breathtaking meditation on how to live better. Here is the book that transformed a generation: an unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father and his young son. A story of love and fear-of growth, discovery, and acceptance-that becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions, this uniquely exhilarating modern classic is both touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence . . . and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.
| Autor: | Pirsig, Robert M. |
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| ISBN: | 9780063342330 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 13.02.2024 |
| Untertitel: | An Inquiry Into Values |
| Schlagworte: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: PHILOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY: Eastern PHILOSOPHY: Zen Psychology: emotions RELIGION: Faith RELIGION: History RELIGION: Holidays / Other SOCIAL SCIENCE: Holidays (non-religious) TRAVEL: Essays & Travelogues |
Robert M. Pirsig (1928–2017) is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which has sold more than five-million copies since its publication in 1974, and Lila, a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1958) and attended Benares Hindu University in India, where he studied Eastern philosophy, and the University of Chicago, where he pursued a PhD in philosophy. Pirsig’s motorcycle resides in the Smithsonian Institution.