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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... closed his eyes and rehearsed the geography of Thirty- seventh Army Division headquarters . Passing the ( armed ) gate , you would walk 120 steps ( he had paced the distance ) north ( northeast , actually ) . You would then have reached ...
... closed his eyes and rehearsed the geography of Thirty- seventh Army Division headquarters . Passing the ( armed ) gate , you would walk 120 steps ( he had paced the distance ) north ( northeast , actually ) . You would then have reached ...
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... closed . A reporter sought to interview Orson Killere , but his mother told him to keep quiet , and walked with him to her car outside . Francie read it again . She picked up the telephone and called her mother in South Carolina . They ...
... closed . A reporter sought to interview Orson Killere , but his mother told him to keep quiet , and walked with him to her car outside . Francie read it again . She picked up the telephone and called her mother in South Carolina . They ...
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... closed her eyes to digest it all . Hotel ... food ... ser- vice ... mountains . Could she hazard the name of the city ? Of even the state ? " I want to go there again , when I'm well . Orson , how long does it take to get there ? " He'd ...
... closed her eyes to digest it all . Hotel ... food ... ser- vice ... mountains . Could she hazard the name of the city ? Of even the state ? " I want to go there again , when I'm well . Orson , how long does it take to get there ? " He'd ...
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