# Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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- Book: [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-m-pirsig/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance) ([Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-m-pirsig/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance.md))
- Authors: [Robert M. Pirsig](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-m-pirsig), [Peter A. Flannery](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-a-flannery)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9959-816-9
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2014-09-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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.