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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... moved from Paris . She had come to Camp Pershing to take on her new post , personnel ad- ministrator with the freshly promoted General Hoffritz , Seventh Army , Frankfurt . Orson would probably be lean , she speculated , if he grew much ...
... moved from Paris . She had come to Camp Pershing to take on her new post , personnel ad- ministrator with the freshly promoted General Hoffritz , Seventh Army , Frankfurt . Orson would probably be lean , she speculated , if he grew much ...
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... moved to the second . Orson was wobbly on the music line , but hung in there , and ended , ' Yes sir , yes sir , three bags full , ' with merriment in the voice . The other diners turned their heads to see what was going on . " Hasn't ...
... moved to the second . Orson was wobbly on the music line , but hung in there , and ended , ' Yes sir , yes sir , three bags full , ' with merriment in the voice . The other diners turned their heads to see what was going on . " Hasn't ...
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... moved to the bathroom . It was fully equipped . A telephone squatted on a little protrusion from the wall . He paused . Why not use it ? He moved back to the bedroom and searched out the card in the back pocket of his pants . He got ...
... moved to the bathroom . It was fully equipped . A telephone squatted on a little protrusion from the wall . He paused . Why not use it ? He moved back to the bedroom and searched out the card in the back pocket of his pants . He got ...
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