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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... asked him what he wanted for his thir- teenth birthday— “ apart from the latest Elvis Presley , assuming there is a record out you don't already have , dear ” —Orson thought hard . He had for two years taken a special joy in his ...
... asked him what he wanted for his thir- teenth birthday— “ apart from the latest Elvis Presley , assuming there is a record out you don't already have , dear ” —Orson thought hard . He had for two years taken a special joy in his ...
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... asked . " Yep . I can reapply in one year . Just send in an application . Readmission Department , Department of Admissions , University of Michigan . " 99 Todd asked : " Did they want to know who else was there ? You figure we're going ...
... asked . " Yep . I can reapply in one year . Just send in an application . Readmission Department , Department of Admissions , University of Michigan . " 99 Todd asked : " Did they want to know who else was there ? You figure we're going ...
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... asked you if you saw Frankie and Johnny ? ” " Yeah , he asked a couple of phone calls back . I told him it was scheduled here at Los Potreros but hadn't yet been shown . Can you guess what he said ? " Charlie leaned back and chuckled ...
... asked you if you saw Frankie and Johnny ? ” " Yeah , he asked a couple of phone calls back . I told him it was scheduled here at Los Potreros but hadn't yet been shown . Can you guess what he said ? " Charlie leaned back and chuckled ...
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