Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West |
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| Author:
| Maguire, Gregory |
| Read by:
| McDonough, John |
| Series title: | Wicked Years Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-06-057376-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint: | HarperAudio |
| Book Format: | Audio cassette |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Published on audio into the retail market for the first time, Gregory Maguire's first critically acclaimed, wonderfully magical retelling of a classic character: the famed Wicked Witch of the West When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we only 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...
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Published on audio into the retail market for the first time, Gregory Maguire's first critically acclaimed, wonderfully magical retelling of a classic character: the famed Wicked Witch of the West When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we only 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 Tim Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl, Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstoood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
This is the book that started it all! The basis for the smash hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Gregory Maguire's breathtaking New York Times bestseller Wicked views the land of Oz, its inhabitants, its Wizard, and the Emerald City, through a darker and greener (not rosier) lens. Brilliantly inventive, Wicked offers us a radical new evaluation of one of the most feared and hated characters in all of literature: the much maligned Wicked Witch of the West who, as Maguire tells us, wasn"t nearly as Wicked as we imagined.