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Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : An inquiry into values / Robert M. Pirsig

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Morrow, 1974Description: 412 S ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0688002307
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 917.3/04/920924 B
  • 917.304920924
  • B
  • 917.3/04/920924
RVK: RVK: HU 9800LOC classification:
  • CT275.P648
Summary: 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. This 25th Anniversary Quill Edition features a new introduction by the author important typographical changes and a Reader's Guide that includes discussion topics, an interview with the author, and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be. 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. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of lifeCall number: Grundsignatur: 2004 A 16564PPN: PPN: 019710577
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Magazinbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd phil 7 Geschlossenes Magazin 2004 A 16564 Available 47059933090
Total holds: 0
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