Description
Fairytale Elvis Presley Book
Limited edition (1000 copies) and highly sort after out of print “Elvis Presley” first edition hardback book.
The characters, although bearing different names, show a striking resemblance to Elvis Presley, his entourage, family and friends. Even the title is suggestive since, in concerts, Elvis sometimes introduced the song Fairytale as the story of my life. To counterbalance this, throughout the book, the fact that this is NOT Elvis is stressed by repeatedly referring to Elvis as someone else who is now dead. Depending on the intentions of the author, Fairytale could be regarded as an allegory of the life of a superstar, or as a disguised What really happened to Elvis? text.
As already stated, the significance of the differences between the Aaron and the Elvis story is difficult to gauge. But some previously known variations to Elvis’s official biography emerge in the book, viz. the cancer rumour and the surviving twin brother/Elvis is alive.
It seems to be fairly much accepted in other sources that Elvis did have a face lift. While Col. Parker was not a Mafia boss himself, he probably was compromised by the mob. Elaine Dundy, in her book Elvis & Gladys documented early approaches by the Mafia . There are other messages, for instance, that drug taking and womanising by Elvis’s entourage was considerably worse than that by Elvis himself.
So another purpose of this book could be to counter the vicious character assassinations that Elvis has been subjected to since his death.
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Topic: Novels
Year Printed: 1985
Region: North America
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Binding: Hardcover
Origin: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Author: Anonymous
Fairytale Elvis Presley Book