Elvis in the MorningHarcourt, 2002 - 348 страница This is a novel about friendship, a novel that spans the decades that changed America forever. Orson is a young boy whose mother works at a U.S. Army base in Germany in the 1950s. There, he becomes a fan of a G.I. stationed at the base, one Elvis Presley, whose music is played over and over on the radio. When Orson is caught stealing recordings of Elvis's tunes from the PX, the attendant publicity catches the star's attention, and he comes to visit his young fan. Thus begins a lifelong friendship. As Elvis's career rockets ever higher and his behavior becomes ever more erratic, the two share many adventures. The sixties explode, and Elvis becomes the icon of the nation, while Orson, a college demonstrator, drifts away from regular life while looking for something of substance to believe in. Each man is an emblem of his time, as social conventions crumble, barriers fall, and the cultural landscape changes forever. A panorama of change and dissent, of the ability of friends to stay true despite distance and time, "Elvis in the Morning" portrays a nation in change and the effects of celebrity on innocence. |
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... Lydia , Elvis's per- sonal telephone operator . So what Orson did , when the phone rang for him in his college quarters , was to say : " Hold that , Lydia . I'll call you back in a couple of minutes . " Orson would climb down the stairs ...
... Lydia , Elvis's per- sonal telephone operator . So what Orson did , when the phone rang for him in his college quarters , was to say : " Hold that , Lydia . I'll call you back in a couple of minutes . " Orson would climb down the stairs ...
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... Lydia , of course , was familiar with all the numbers of every- one Elvis ever wanted to talk to . But getting through to Orson at Ann Arbor was difficult , living as he did in a dormitory . If Lydia could get to him within a reasonable ...
... Lydia , of course , was familiar with all the numbers of every- one Elvis ever wanted to talk to . But getting through to Orson at Ann Arbor was difficult , living as he did in a dormitory . If Lydia could get to him within a reasonable ...
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... Lydia , okay ? " " What about Orson ? " " I'm going to hang up on you . I'll dial for Lydia on my own . " Dr. Nichopoulos was back on his feet . He went out into the death chamber and came back carrying the black doctor's kit he had ...
... Lydia , okay ? " " What about Orson ? " " I'm going to hang up on you . I'll dial for Lydia on my own . " Dr. Nichopoulos was back on his feet . He went out into the death chamber and came back carrying the black doctor's kit he had ...
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