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Book Overview The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony-winning hit musical, now a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Gr...
The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony-winning hit musical, now a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire's Wicked is established not only as a brilliant piece of social commentary but as an epic fantasy novel to revisit for years to come. This unforgettable Oz retelling relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination.
Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin--no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens.
But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. In this gripping political fantasy, the Wizard's secret police are everywhere. Animals--those creatures with voices, souls, and minds--are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals and fight for their rights--even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.
Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, this origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name--one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel's distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire's Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch.
This is the story of Oz as you've never seen it before--a world of moral complexity, political intrigue, and breathtaking magic.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 432 | Language: English | Publisher: REGAN BOOKS | ISBN: 0060745908
FormatPaperback
Pages432
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0060745908
EAN9780060745905
PublisherREGAN BOOKS
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.19 Pounds
Length9.2 Inches
Width6.46 Inches
Height1.24 Inches
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