Wicked Years #01: Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, The

Wicked Years #01: Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, The
Gregory Maguire
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Paperback
h197 x 129mm - 512pg
11 Sep 2006 UK
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9780755331604
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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. 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, 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 Elphaba, who will grow up to become 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. The phenomenally successful musical of the novel, has shattered all US box office records, is currently the top grossing production on Broadway and will be opening in London in 2006.

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'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.' -- The Independent 20060308
Gregory Maguire is a bestselling author who has earned rave reviews and a dedicated following for Wicked". He received his doctorate in English Literature from Tufts University, and has taught at Simmons College and other Boston area colleges. He has also served as an artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Hambridge Center. Gregory has lived in Dublin and London, but now makes his home near Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner, their two sons and daughter.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780755331604
Published: 11 Sep 2006
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Review
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 512
Dewey: 813.54

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