by Gregory Maguire · Harper Collins Publ. USA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780061350962
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West» is the fantasy novel by Gregory Maguire (Harper Collins, 560 pages, paperback, in English).
A re-reading of L. Frank Baum's Oz centred on Elphaba, the green-skinned girl destined to become the Wicked Witch of the West. The novel follows Elphaba's youth, her time at university and the prejudices that mark her life, in a land where animals speak, the Wizard holds power and nothing is as simple as good versus evil.
First instalment of the Wicked Years series, by Gregory Maguire; edition published in 2007.
For readers wanting an adult, critical take on the classic Oz; this title inspired the Broadway musical.
Gregory Maguire is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, The Lightning Time, in 1978. Wicked, published in 1995, was his first novel for adults. It was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 2003, which was later adapted into a two-part musical film series with the first film released in 2024 and the second film released in 2025.
