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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

By Gregory Maguire

Book information

Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Year
2000
ISBN
0060987103, 9780060987107
Open Library ID
OL17136944M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1927347 bytes)
Pages
406\0
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

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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