Study Guide: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

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Told through the frame of a cross-country motorcycle journey, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance explores its characters' search for spiritual meaning and peace in a technological, automated age.

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