num_pages: 495
description: When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in the classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch?Long before Dorothy drops in, a girl is born in Oz with emerald-green skin. Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous witch, is a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived ideas about the nature of good and evil.Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world, Gregory Maguire's novel is a rich and triumphant feat of imagination and allegory.
language: English
title: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
titlecomplete: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
characters: Fiyero Tigelaar, Glinda Upland, Liir, Nessarose Thropp, Galinda Upland, Elphaba Thropp, Madam Morrible, The Wizard of Oz
genres: Fiction, Magic, Retellings, Witches, Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 592209
places: Oz
series: The Wicked Years
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Tähtifantasia Award
publisher: Headline Review