The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, are transformational retellings of familiar childrens stories. Gregory maguire is the new york times bestselling author of confessions of an ugly stepsister. The novels concept is that the protagonist is a distant relation of the man who inspired charles dickens character of ebenezer scrooge. Gregory maguire, master storyteller and bestselling author of wicked, spins a magical and mesmerizing adventure set in tsarist russia gregory maguire, bestselling author of wicked, combines fairy tale and folklore in this irreverent reimagining of the classic story of mistaken identity the prince and the pauper. If you like books by gregory maguire and want to, yeah, give it a chance. Anne rice lewis carroll roald dahl, quentin blake shel silverstein l frank baum, robert sabuda neil gaiman tom robbins marion zimmer bradley jasper fforde maurice sendak. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, confessions of an ugly stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. You may not know gregory maguire by name, but you probably know something he wrote. Many of maguire s adult novels are inspired by classic childrens stories. An imprisoned monk narrates this fabulist tale from maguire, which draws inspiration from russian folklore, cinderella, alice in wonderland, and twains the prince and the pauper, while incor. I promised myself i would not bring up wicked until later in this. Gregory maguire goes from wicked to prerevolutionary russia. Unfortunately, this turned out to not be the book for me.
Maguire has lectured on art, literature and culture both at home. Barries peter pan, charles dickenss a christmas carol, and the jack the ripper stories, the bestselling author of the wicked years canon creates a captivating fairy tale for the modern world. Maguire has done a number of books based in the realm of fairy tales mixed with a shot of the dark and not always happyendings. Lost by gregory maguire meet your next favorite book. His first novel for adults was not until wicked in 1995. Unless you use your spoon to hold the egg out of my reach. Gregory maguire, master storyteller and bestselling author of wicked, spins a magical and mesmerizing adventure set in tsarist russia.
Now a beloved classic, wicked is the basis for a blockbuster tony awardwinning broadway musical. Although he grew up with a loving stepmother, the loss affected his writing profoundly. Somehow, maguire transforms the wildness of his story into a commentary on the chaos and injustice of our own world a sort of folkloric news of the day. He is also the author of several books for children, including whatthedickens, a new york times bestseller. Gregory maguire born june 9, 1954 is an american novelist. Gregory maguire is currently considered a single author. Buy egg and spoon unabridged edition by maguire, gregory, page, michael isbn. Publishers weekly calls gregory maguire s lost a deftly written, compulsively readable modernday ghost story.
Egg and spoon by gregory maguire 2014, hardcover for. Childrens books, childrens literature, fairytale, fantasy, ya, modern fairytale, adaptation, historical literature. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west 1995 maguire s mother died of complications from his birth. Byatts possession, with dark overtones echoing from a christmas carol, lost presents a rich fictional world that will enrapture gregory maguires eager audience. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west 1995, confessions of an ugly stepsister 1999. Sometimes, people are not wicked, its the circumstances that turn them so. Brilliantly weaving together the literary threads of j. Used to being completely overwhelmed with the deep magic and inimitable creativity, humor, and darkness of gregory maguire, this book was a dead fish of a read. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Gregory maguire s novels have never lacked for audacity. Below is a list of gregory maguire s books in order of when they were originally published.
The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, which inspired the musical. This book was a chore to read, and i only finished it because i had brought it on vacation and had no other options. Gregory maguire primary author only author division. Gregory maguire author of wicked uses irony and vast imagination along with russian folklorebaba yaga, the firebird, and a lesserknown northern albino dragonto tell his story, egg and spoon candlewick 2014 at the outset of this 1900 russian historical fiction we follow two girlspoor elena whose entire village is starving and ekatarina, or cat, an aristocratic girl. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is also the author of many books for children, including whatthedickens, which was a new york times bestseller. Even though i was never a gregory maguire fan, i hoped that the promise of a russian fairy tale would endear me to it. Gregory maguire has 88 books on goodreads with 1570380 ratings. Born in albany, new york in 1954, gregory maguire is the author of novels and stories for children and adults. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Gregory maguire is the author of several novels for adults and more than a dozen novels for children. Gregory maguires novels have never lacked for audacity. Described by school library journal as a beautiful reminder that fairy. Any one of a thousand chance encounters might be the chance of a lifetime.
A potent ghost story is buried under several layers of complication and explication in this highly imaginative, unfortunately labored tale from the popular author of wicked 1995 and confessions of an ugly stepsister 1999 the fantasy elements that predominate in maguire s work which also includes numerous juveniles are strongly present in the story of winifred rudge, a successful. Elena rudina is a russian girl living in the poor village of miersk. Its real life sufferings being met by the best of the human spirit. Lost is a 2001 novel by american author gregory maguire. What if cinderelephant lost her glass plate slipper. Wicked transforms the wicked witch of the west from l. His lyrical descriptions of the drab countryside are equally detailed and. Unlike many of maguires other adult novels, lost is set in the real world.
Gregory maguire became a published author in 1978 with the childrens novel the lightning time. A good teacher, a flirt behind the drygoods counter, a petty thief wielding a knife. See more ideas about gregory maguire, books and my books. Official author website order egg and spoon here author information. The readers are instigated to a variety of supposition throughout the story which a witch has to go through all along her life. Elena, a child of rural russian poverty in the town of miersk, is desperate to help her ailing mother and to recover her older brothers, alexei, at work for another family, and luka, conscripted into. See more ideas about gregory maguire, good books and my books. Egg and spoon by gregory maguire 2015, paperback for. Gregory maguire books list of books by author gregory. Son of a witch, the sequel to wicked, published in 2005.
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