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Elvis in the Morning Trade paper - 2002 - 1st Edition
by William F. Buckley
Summary
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.
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.
First line
AFTER PLEADING FOR THREE WEEKS, ORSON FINALLY got permission: His mother would allow him to bicycle to his school in Wiesbaden.
Details
- Title Elvis in the Morning
- Author William F. Buckley
- Binding Trade Paper
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 348
- Language EN
- Publisher Harvest Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
- Date June 3, 2002
- ISBN 9780156007542
Media reviews
PRAISE FOR ELVIS IN THE MORNING
"This is a low-key pleasure of a read, a nostalgic take that eschews mush and a heartfelt tribute to the tragic figure who touched so many lives."--Publishers Weekly (boxed)
"(A) quirky look at the life of Elvis and at an American era."--The New York Daily News
"There are rich veins to mine just below the surface of this fairy tale. The author merges fictional characters with historical figures and events reminiscent of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime."--The Tennessean
"It's gripping, stylish, funny, and moving. Who knows? Rolling Stone might even have to acknowledge its excellence."--The Oxford American
"(A) canny fourteenth novel, which sparkles with the borrowed allure of charismatic, real-life figures."--Book
PRAISE FOR SPYTIME
"The ultimate in spy novels--with real characters and studied speculation on certain events by Buckley, who met many of the key players-this is a tense, heroic tale of a real Cold War legend."--The New York Daily News
"Spytime is a quiet-time read for those who like their espionage erudite and their intelligence intelligent."--USA Today
"This is a low-key pleasure of a read, a nostalgic take that eschews mush and a heartfelt tribute to the tragic figure who touched so many lives."--Publishers Weekly (boxed)
"(A) quirky look at the life of Elvis and at an American era."--The New York Daily News
"There are rich veins to mine just below the surface of this fairy tale. The author merges fictional characters with historical figures and events reminiscent of E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime."--The Tennessean
"It's gripping, stylish, funny, and moving. Who knows? Rolling Stone might even have to acknowledge its excellence."--The Oxford American
"(A) canny fourteenth novel, which sparkles with the borrowed allure of charismatic, real-life figures."--Book
PRAISE FOR SPYTIME
"The ultimate in spy novels--with real characters and studied speculation on certain events by Buckley, who met many of the key players-this is a tense, heroic tale of a real Cold War legend."--The New York Daily News
"Spytime is a quiet-time read for those who like their espionage erudite and their intelligence intelligent."--USA Today
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