Elvis in the MorningHarcourt, 2001 - 328 страница 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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... Simon , whose English was astonishingly fluent , he quickly knew that he was talking with a natural pedagogue . Mr. Simon was only twenty - three , but looked ten years older . He had been captured by an American unit in the closing ...
... Simon , whose English was astonishingly fluent , he quickly knew that he was talking with a natural pedagogue . Mr. Simon was only twenty - three , but looked ten years older . He had been captured by an American unit in the closing ...
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... Simon conversed as responsively as if Orson had brought up the labor theory of value . There was never any sign of reluctance in Sieg- fried Simon to help Orson to square off on his problems . In April it occurred to Orson to ask Mr. Simon ...
... Simon conversed as responsively as if Orson had brought up the labor theory of value . There was never any sign of reluctance in Sieg- fried Simon to help Orson to square off on his problems . In April it occurred to Orson to ask Mr. Simon ...
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... Simon about it all was safe because Mr. Simon operated in so detached a way about things . People did as people did , and one regretted unemployment and Auschwitz and arms races and Jim Crow , but thundering about these things and ...
... Simon about it all was safe because Mr. Simon operated in so detached a way about things . People did as people did , and one regretted unemployment and Auschwitz and arms races and Jim Crow , but thundering about these things and ...
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