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Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
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Description for Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Paperback. The stunning novel that casts a spell over every reader and inspired a phenomenally successful musical Num Pages: 512 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 344.
The global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.
Now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.
In this classic tale of good and evil, what if we weren't told the whole story?
Long before Dorothy follows the yellow brick road and triumphs over the Wicked Witch of the West, a little girl with emerald-green skin is born in the land of Oz.
Elphaba grows up to be smart and prickly, a lonely outsider with an extraordinary talent for magic. Arriving at university, she dares to believe she might finally fit in.
But Oz ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755331604
SKU
V9780755331604
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About Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire is a bestselling author who has earned rave reviews and a dedicated following for Wicked, the first novel in the Wicked Years quartet (which also included Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men and Out of Oz), that was made into an award-winning musical. He received his doctorate in English Literature from Tufts University, and has taught ... Read more
Reviews for Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
'Gregory Maguire's Wicked falls into a fascinating sub-genre of novels that revisit well-known stories as much in the spirit of criticism as homage. Maguire...makes sense of Baum's whims, creating a credible Oz for grown-ups, with religion, politics, racial tensions, an economy, mythology, humour and sex... As moving and tragic as it is refreshing and scurrilous... This outstanding novel.'
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