A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophyโJohn Updike called this unique novel โa golf classic if any exists in our day.โ
When an American traveler on his way to India stops to play a round on one of the most beautiful and legendary golf courses in Scotland, he doesnโt know that his gameโand his lifeโare about to change forever. He is introduced to Shivas Irons, a mysterious golf pro whose sublime insights stick with him long after the eighteenth hole. From the first swing of the Scotsmanโs club, he realizes he is in for a most extraordinary day.
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By turns comic, existential, and semiautobiographical, Michael Murphyโs tale traces the arc of twenty-four hours, from a round of golf on the Links of Burningbush to a night fueled by whiskey, wisdom, and wanderingโeven a sighting of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts the hole they call Luciferโs Rug.
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โMurphyโs book is going to alter many visions,โ The New York Times Book Review declared. More than an unforgettable approach to one of the worldโs most popular sports, Golf in the Kingdom is a meditation on the power of a game to transform the self.
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