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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
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.
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 ...
Author Gregory Maguire, who penned the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which the Tony-winning Broadway musical Wicked is based upon, opened up to NBC Insider ...
The Wicked Witch of the South is a wicked witch that ruled over Quadling Country. She was mentioned in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) to have been overthrown by Glinda. Rachel Cosgrove Payes' novel The Wicked Witch of Oz (1993) features a variation of the character named Singra.
Wicked Part 1 officially hit theaters on November 22, and it celebrates the musical of the same name that tells the story of how Elphaba Thropp, a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West, came to be.
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