Description
In a lush, morally charged retelling of the Land of Oz, this novel follows Elphaba—misunderstood, brilliant, and marked by difference—as her choices ripple outward into a world of power, propaganda, and revolution. As alliances shift and reputations are forged or destroyed, the story explores how fear and prejudice can be weaponized, and how charisma and cruelty can wear the same face. With sweeping imagination and sharp emotional insight, it examines themes of identity, injustice, and the cost of becoming a symbol. Gregory Maguire’s distinctive, lyrical style transforms a familiar fairy tale into a complex, character-driven drama about what it means to be “wicked” in the eyes of those in control.
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Published Jan 1, 1995
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First Published
1995
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Wicked by Gregory Maguire.