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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... nodded to his grandmother , who blew him a kiss , which he returned . An hour later Francie saw that his light was still on . She knocked softly on the door . Orson's soprano voice told her to come in . He was seated at the old desk in ...
... nodded to his grandmother , who blew him a kiss , which he returned . An hour later Francie saw that his light was still on . She knocked softly on the door . Orson's soprano voice told her to come in . He was seated at the old desk in ...
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... nodded his okay , he'd have the same thing . " Add a bottle of beer . " Orson was proud of his liberation . It was judged he could have beer without being tempted back onto drugs . " I'll have a bourbon old - fashioned , " Charlie said ...
... nodded his okay , he'd have the same thing . " Add a bottle of beer . " Orson was proud of his liberation . It was judged he could have beer without being tempted back onto drugs . " I'll have a bourbon old - fashioned , " Charlie said ...
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... nodded and left the turbulent room with the staccato click of camera lights , the reporters talking now mostly to each other . One approached Mr. Elliott and requested setting up some kind of orderly file to the two public telephones ...
... nodded and left the turbulent room with the staccato click of camera lights , the reporters talking now mostly to each other . One approached Mr. Elliott and requested setting up some kind of orderly file to the two public telephones ...
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