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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance an inquiry into values

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pirsig, Robert M. (Author)
Other Authors:	Crawford, Matthew B. (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Mariner Classics, [2024]
Edition:	50th anniversary edition.
Subjects:	Pirsig, Robert M. > Travel > United States. Philosophy and civilization. Zen Buddhism and science. Fathers and sons > United States. Motorcycles > Maintenance and repair. United States > Description and travel. Travel writing.
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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	"Originally published as Zen and the art of Motorcycle maintenance by William Morrow in the United States in 1974."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	xviii, 443 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:	9780063342330 0063342332
Author Notes:	Robert Maynard Pirsig was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 6, 1928. While serving in the Army, he visited Japan on a leave and became interested in Zen Buddhism. After his service, he received bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from the University of Minnesota. He later studied philosophy at the University of Chicago and at Banaras Hindu University in India. He taught writing at Montana State University in Bozeman and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was also a freelance writer and editor for corporate publications and technical magazines. His first novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, was published in 1974. His follow-up novel, Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals, was published in 1991. He died on April 24, 2017 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography)