Witches Abroad
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| 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 0575049804 |
| Paperback ISBN: | ISBN 0552134651 |
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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)
- Ведьмы за границей (Russian)
- Veštice na putu (Serbian)
- Brujas de Viaje (Spanish)
- Häxor i faggorna (Swedish)
- מכשפות בחוץ לארץ (Hebrew)
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