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Elvis Presley (Penguin Lives Biographies)

by Bobbie Ann Mason

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A vibrant, sympathetic portrait of the once and future king of rock ?n? roll by the award-winning author of Shiloh and In Country

To this clear-eyed portrait of the first rock ?n? roll superstar, Bobbie Ann Mason brings a novelist?s insight and the empathy of a fellow Southerner who, from the first time she heard his voice on the family radio, knew that Elvis was ?one of us.? Elvis Presley deftly braids the mythic and human aspects of his story, capturing both the charismatic, boundary-breaking singer who reveled in his celebrity and the soft-spoken, working-class Southern boy who was fatally unprepared for his success. The result is a riveting, tragic book that goes to the heart of the American dream.

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The author of "Shiloh" and "In Country" brings a novelists insight to the mythic life of Elvis Presley. Capturing both the charismatic, boundary-breaking singer and the soft-spoken Southern boy who was unprepared for success, Mason creates a riveting, tragic portrait.

About the Author

Bobbie Ann Mason is the author most recently of the novel An Atomic Romance and Nancy Culpepper, a collection of stories. She is also the author of Shiloh and Other Stories, winner of the PEN/ Hemingway Award; Feather Crowns and Zigzagging Down a Wild Trail, both of which won the Southern Book Award; and the bestselling novel In Country. Her memoir Clear Springs was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is currently writer-in-residence at the University of Kentucky.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780143038894
Subtitle:
A Life
Author:
Mason, Bobbie Ann
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Artists, Architects, Photographers
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Rock
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rock
Subject:
Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Subject:
Entertainment & Performing Arts
Subject:
Rock musicians
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Rock musicians -- United States.
Subject:
Presley, Elvis
Subject:
Biography-Composers and Musicians
Subject:
Music-Rock History
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Penguin Lives Biographies
Publication Date:
20070731
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
7.14x5.16x.52 in. .31 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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