Elvis Presley - (Penguin Lives Biographies) by Bobbie Ann Mason (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A vibrant, sympathetic portrait of the once and future king of rock 'n' roll by the award-winning author of <i>Shiloh</i> and <i>In Country</i></b> <p/> 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. <i>Elvis Presley</i> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>If youÆre going to read one book to find out what Elvis was all about, MasonÆs is a good choice. She brings to the task a novelistÆs eye and the sensibilities of a Southern girl who came of age in the 1950s. (<i>The San Diego Union-Tribune</i>) <p/>If youÆre going to read one book to find out what Elvis was all about, MasonÆs is a good choice. She brings to the task a novelistÆs eye and the sensibilities of a Southern girl who came of age in the 1950s. (<i>The San Diego Union-Tribune</i>)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Bobbie Ann Mason</b> is the author of <i>The Girl in the Blue Beret</i>, <i>In Country</i>, <i>Shiloh and Other Stories</i>, <i>An Atomic Romance</i>, <i>Nancy Culpepper</i>, and a memoir, <i>Clear Springs</i>. She is the winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, two Southern Book Awards, and numerous other prizes, including the O. Henry and the Pushcart. She was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the American Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. She is former writer-in-residence at the University of Kentucky.
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