A thousand miles for Zen wandering

Author: Robert M. Pirsig (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This is a book with peculiar and interesting content. The author, during a summer in the 1970s, rode a motorcycle alone from Minnesota to California, traveling through remote and impoverished areas, pouring out his observations, feelings, thoughts, and insights to his 11-year-old son. Along the way, he reveals his views on the truth of life and the essence of survival. The writing is elegant, concise, and moving. I didn’t even need to lift my left hand from the handlebars. I glanced down at my watch—it was 8:30 in the morning. Although the speed was as high as 60 miles per hour, the wind in front was still scorching and unbearable. I couldn’t help but think that it was already this hot so early in the morning—what would it be like in the afternoon?