Son of a Witch: A Novel - Brossura

Maguire, Gregory

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ISBN 10: 0060747226 ISBN 13: 9780060747220

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Riassunto

A sequel to the Broadway musical-inspiring Wicked returns readers to the land of Oz, where adolescent Liir is discovered ten years after the melting of the witch Elphaba, attended by the mysterious foundling Candle, and called upon to locate his half-sister, Nor. Reprint. 300,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Maguire is full of storytelling brio . . . his Oz is meticulously drawn.” (New York Times)

“A tale that adroitly mixes drama, humor, and political satire into a well-knit examination of good and evil.” (Library Journal)

“Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come. . . . Thoroughly entertaining.” (Boston Globe)

“Maguire’s captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness.” (People)

“As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be.” (Entertainment Weekly)

For Wicked: “I fell quickly and totally under the spell of this remarkable, wry, and fully realized story.” (―Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone and I Know This Much is True)

“An amazing novel.” (―John Updike)

“Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit―that spot is well deserved.” (―Kirkus Reviews)

L'autore:

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060747226
• ISBN 13: 9780060747220
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 334