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His most recent work is after alice published in 2015. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like firstclass citizens, munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middleclass stability, and the tin man becomes a victim of domestic violence. His witch became elphaba pronounced elfuhbuh after. The basis for the smash hit tony awardwinning broadway musical, gregory maguires breathtaking new york times bestsell. The wicked years is a series of novels by gregory maguire that present a revisionist take on l.
Wicked the life and times of the wicked witch of the west. The novel is a political, social, and ethical commentary on the nature of good and evil and takes place in the land of oz, in the years leading to dorothys arrival. Unlike the originals, these books are not intended for children. The basis for the smash hit tony awardwinning broadway musical, gregory maguires breathtaking new york times bestseller wicked views the land of oz, its inhabitants, its wizard, and the emerald city, through a.
It also explores the question the nature of good and evil. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west by. Gregory maguire, author, douglas smith, illustrator william morrow. Gregory maguire, in full gregory peter maguire, born june 9, 1954, albany, new york, u. Gregory maguire audio books, best sellers, author bio. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, are transformational retellings of familiar childrens stories.
Born in albany, new york in 1954, gregory maguire is the author of novels and stories for children and adults. Wickeds transformation from book to broadway duration. The novels follow the wicked witch of the west, her friends, relatives, and enemies, through several decades as they witness some of ozs most turbulent times. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Wicked the life and times of the wicked witch of the west wicked the life and times of the wicked witch of the west by gregory maguire prologue on the yellow brick road a mile above oz, the witch balanced on the winds forward edge, as if she were a green fleck of the land itself, flung up and sent wheeling away by the turbulent air. Gregory maguire books list of books by author gregory. It follows the life of the wicked witch, the character from the wizard of oz, from her birth to her death, or her pseudodeath. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west is a novel published in 1995 and written by gregory maguire.
Analysis of wicked, the life and times of the wicked witch. He often writes revisionist tales of classic childrens tales, such as the wizard of oz in his wicked years series or retelling snow white in mirror mirror. Wicked, the life and times of the wicked witch of the east is a fantasy book by gregory maguire. He was a professor and codirector at the simmons college center for the study of childrens literature from 19791985. The basis for the smash hit tony awardwinning broadway musical, gregory maguires breathtaking new york times bestseller. Frank baum penned the wonderful wizard of oz, gregory maguire sat in a tiny london apartment, brewing up a name for the central figure of the novel he had recently conceived. Although he grew up with a loving stepmother, the loss affected.
Gregory maguires wicked years series became national best sellers and the basis for a hit tonywinning broadway musical. Son of a witch, the sequel to wicked, published in 2005. Gregory maguire born june 9, 1954 is an american novelist. Maguire has managed to recreate the beloved magic atmosphere of oz in a completely logical and plausible manner, fleshing it out and populating it with creatures who are at once odd and yet wholly. Now, maguire returns with the final installment in his transformative work, a thrilling and compulsively readable saga in which the fate of oz is decided at last.