The Wizard of the Emerald City

by Alexander Volkov · first published 1939

The Wizard of the Emerald City (Russian: Волшебник Изумрудного Города) is a 1939 children's novel by Russian writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov. The book is a liberal translation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Baum's name is sometimes credited in the book (in the appendix by Volkov, which is found in some editions, where Volkov describes the origins of his book). The names of most characters are changed, some elements of Baum's novel are removed, and some new elements are added.

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Genre:

Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Adventure fiction, Children's fiction

Original language:

Russian

Year page:

1939