Terry Pratchett
The Discworld series
12th novel – 3rd witches story |
| Outline |
| Characters: | Granny Weatherwax
Nanny Ogg
Magrat Garlick |
| Locations: | Genua |
| Motifs: | Fairy tales, voodoo and tourism |
| Publication details |
| Year of release: | 1991 |
| Original publisher: | Victor Gollancz |
| Hardback ISBN: | ISBN 0-575-04980-4 |
| Paperback ISBN: | ISBN 0-552-13465-1 |
| Other details |
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Witches Abroad is the twelfth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991. It is the third witches story.
Plot summary
It features Granny Weatherwax (introduced in Equal Rites), and her two associate witches, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick (introduced in Wyrd Sisters). They visit Genua, on the other side of the continent, where they confront Granny's sister, Lily Weatherwax, who is manipulating people using the power of stories.
The plot contains references to many fairy tales and fantasy novels, including Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and The Frog Prince. There are also brief references to Gollum, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Another main theme is that of Voodoo. One of the characters is a voodoo witch named Erzulie Gogol (Erzulie is the name of a voodoo goddess), and a zombie named Baron Saturday (which is an obvious reference to Baron Samedi).
Translations
- Вещици в чужбина (Bulgarian)
- Čarodějky na cestách (Czech)
- Heksen in de Lucht (Dutch)
- Nõiad võõrsil (Estonian)
- Noitia maisemissa (Finnish)
- Mécomptes de Fées (French)
- Total Verhext (German)
- Vége a mesének (Hungarian)
- Hekser på tur (Norwegian)
- Wyprawa czarownic (Polish)
- Quando As Bruxas Viajam (Portuguese)
- Ведьмы за границей (Russian)
- Veštice na putu (Serbian)
- Brujas de Viaje (Spanish)
- Häxor i faggorna (Swedish)
- מכשפות בחוץ לארץ (Hebrew)
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