Book description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR AND A READER'S GUIDE
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.
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 this book's sequel, entitled
Lila
.
