Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

an inquiry into values

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Miękka oprawa, 436 stron

Język English

Opublikowane 13 sierpnia 1999 przez Vintage.

ISBN:
978-0-09-932261-0
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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.

46 edycji

not a good bedtime read

This is the second time that I stop reading this book. I really enjoyed the journaling of the motorcycle trip, but that's only half of the story. After a day at work, sitting in bed, trying to wind down, the whole discussion about classicism vs romanticism and rational analysis, etc is just too dry and tiring to follow.

Tematy

  • Pirsig, Robert M. -- Journeys -- United States.
  • Philosophy and civilization.
  • Zen Buddhism and science.
  • Fathers and sons -- United States.
  • Motorcycles -- Maintenance and repair.
  • United States -- Description and travel.