Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Paperback - 2000
by Gregory Maguire
An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Wicked just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature. Line illustrations.
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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?
Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
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- Title Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- Author Gregory Maguire
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, New York
- Date 2000-11-28
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060987107 / 0060987103
- Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 9.18 x 6.12 x 1.15 in (23.32 x 15.54 x 2.92 cm)
- Reading level 890
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Witches
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95000669
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booksense '76 Jan/Feb 2002, 01/01/2002, Page 1
- Entertainment Weekly, 12/05/2014, Page 73
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