Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel
Titre
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Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel
Gregory. Maguire
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2024,
1995
Description matérielle
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538 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Table des matières
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Prologue : on the Yellow Brick Road -- I. 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 -- II. Gillikin -- Galinda -- Bog -- The charmed circle -- III. The city of emeralds -- IV. In the Vinkus -- The voyage out -- The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko -- Uprising -- V. The murder and its afterlife.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Oz (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
Witches -- Fiction.
Good and evil -- Fiction.
Genre
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Fantasy fiction.
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780061350962
9780063398344
9780060391447
9780060987107
9780062852847
Informations de publication
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New York : Harper, [2007].
New York : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2024.
New York : ReganBooks, 1995.
New York : ReganBooks, 2000.
©1995
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Bessie Nichols | F MAG | Book | 31577000342915 | Fiction |