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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?
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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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.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- September 27, 1996
- ISBN
- 9780060987107
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Series
- Wicked Years, Wicked Years (Paperback), Book 1
- BISAC
- Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Epic, Media Tie-In, Adaptations & Pastiche, Romance, Friendship, Horror, General, Literary, Classics
- Themes
- Friendship
- Related subjects
- Witches, Oz (Imaginary place), Fantasy fiction