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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is an American novel published in 1995, written by Gregory Maguire with illustrations by Douglas Smith. It is the first in The Wicked Years series, and was followed by Son of a Witch (published in September 2005), A Lion Among Men (published in October 2008), and Out of Oz (published in November 2011).
He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, The Lightning Time, in 1978. Wicked, published in 1995, was his first
The book and musical could be distilled to the same plot summary: Behold, the unexpected backstory of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good.
Out of Oz is the fourth and final novel in Gregory Maguire's The Wicked Years and was released on November 1, 2011. Out of Oz brings a conclusion to the narratives spread across The Wicked Years while providing a revisionist look at L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz incorporating elements from Baum's series as well as the 1939 film adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Wicked author Gregory Maguire is opening up about his famous book. In an interview with Them published on Dec. 9, the author spoke about his 1995 novel, Wicked, which was the inspiration for the ...
'Wicked' the book and the 'Wicked' movie poster If you've been "defying gravity" waiting for the new Wicked: Part One movie to hit theaters, the agony is over — you're headed to Shiz!
The book is Maguire’s fifth revisionist story and the second set in the land of Oz conceived by L. Frank Baum. Son of a Witch continues the story after the fall from power of the Wizard of Oz and the death of Elphaba by recounting the life of Elphaba’s son, Liir. The book is dedicated to the cast of the Broadway musical version of Wicked.
In his novel, Elphaba was conceived in the vein of Margaret Hamilton’s portrayal of the Wicked Witch in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. “I hardly recognize it as my book anymore,” he said.