Gregory Maguire
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Paperback
(HarperCollins Publishers Jan. 1, 1996)
, 19th Printing Edition
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 MACGUIRE 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 WALK 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 GREENSKINNED GIRL NAMED 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. A STAGGERING FEAST OF WORD CRAFT.....MAGUIRE HAS CREATED ONE OF THE GREAT HEROINES IN FANTASY LITERATURE.
- ISBN
- 0614207363 / 9780060987107
- Pages
- 409
- Weight
- 17.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 6.1 in.
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