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Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel
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Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel

Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, 2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer of children's books. It tells the story of Elphaba before she became the Wicked Witch of the West in the land of Oz. The novel traces her career as nun, nurse, pro-democracy activist and animal rights defender.
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gregory Maguire
ISBN: 9780061350962 0061350966
OCLC Number: 174042125
Notes: "First Harper paperback printing: October 2007. First ReganBooks trade paperback printing: November 1996. First ReganBooks hardcover printing: October 1995"--T.p. verso.
Description: 538 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Contents: Prologue : On the Yellow Brick Road --
pt. 1. Munchkinlanders --
The root of evil --
The clock of the time dragon --
The birth of a witch --
Maladies and remedies --
The quadling glassblower --
Geographies of the seen and the unseen --
Child's play --
Darkness abroad --
pt. 2. Gillikin --
Galinda --
Bog --
The charmed circle --
pt. 3. The city of emeralds --
pt. 4. In the Vinkus --
The voyage out --
The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko --
Uprising --
pt. 5. The murder and its afterlife.
Responsibility: Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith.

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This "New York Times" bestseller--the basis of the Tony Award]-winning musical "Wicked"--introduces Elphaba, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who will grow up to become the infamous  Read more...

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