...for golfs soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture." -- Golf A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophyJohn Updike called this unique novel a golf classic if any exists in our day. Now for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himself Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follows, and leads to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbushs thirteenth fairwaythe one they call Lucifers Rug. A masterpiece on the mysticism of golf. San Francisco Chronicle A fascination . . . Golf in the Kingdom should have a long and prosperous life. Joseph Campbell
Golf in the Kingdom
Penguin Books
$15.83 - $31.08
- UPC:
- 9780140195491
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 10/1/1997
- Release Date:
- 10/1/1997
- Author:
- Murphy, Michael
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Edition:
- 25th Anniversary
- Pages:
- 240