The Resource Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith
Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Rev. ed. with photos.
- Extent
- 409 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York: Regan, 1995
- Reader's group guide: P. 407-409
- First paperback edition published in 1996, reissued 2000, revised with photos 2004
- Contents
-
- Prologue : on the Yellow Brick Road
- 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
- Gillikin
- Galinda
- Bog
- The charmed circle
- The city of emeralds
- In the Vinkus
- The voyage out
- The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko
- Uprising
- The murder and its afterlife
- Isbn
- 9780060745905
- Label
- Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- Title
- Wicked
- Title remainder
- the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- Statement of responsibility
- Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith
- Subject
-
- Oz (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- trueFantasy fiction
- trueGlinda (Fictitious character)
- trueGood and evil
- Good and evil -- Fiction
- trueOz (Imaginary place)
- trueSocial acceptance
- trueWicked Witch of the West (Fictitious character)
- trueWickedness
- trueWitches
- Witches -- Fiction
- trueAdaptations, retellings, and spin-offs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- Set in an Oz where a morose Wizard battles suicidal thoughts, the story of the green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, profiles her as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her dear sister's death
- Award
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 042387
- Cataloging source
- MNW
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Maguire, Gregory
- Dewey number
- 813.54
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1856-1919
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Baum, L. Frank
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Wicked years
- Series volume
- [book 1]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Oz (Imaginary place)
- Witches
- Good and evil
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel
- Label
- Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York: Regan, 1995
- Reader's group guide: P. 407-409
- First paperback edition published in 1996, reissued 2000, revised with photos 2004
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : on the Yellow Brick Road -- 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 -- Gillikin -- Galinda -- Bog -- The charmed circle -- The city of emeralds -- In the Vinkus -- The voyage out -- The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko -- Uprising -- The murder and its afterlife
- Control code
- 19087111
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- Rev. ed. with photos.
- Extent
- 409 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060745905
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)182540429
- Label
- Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith
- Note
-
- Originally published: New York: Regan, 1995
- Reader's group guide: P. 407-409
- First paperback edition published in 1996, reissued 2000, revised with photos 2004
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : on the Yellow Brick Road -- 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 -- Gillikin -- Galinda -- Bog -- The charmed circle -- The city of emeralds -- In the Vinkus -- The voyage out -- The Jasper Gates of Kiamo Ko -- Uprising -- The murder and its afterlife
- Control code
- 19087111
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- Rev. ed. with photos.
- Extent
- 409 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060745905
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)182540429
Subject
- Oz (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- trueFantasy fiction
- trueGlinda (Fictitious character)
- trueGood and evil
- Good and evil -- Fiction
- trueOz (Imaginary place)
- trueSocial acceptance
- trueWicked Witch of the West (Fictitious character)
- trueWickedness
- trueWitches
- Witches -- Fiction
- trueAdaptations, retellings, and spin-offs
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