How the Wizard of Oz and the Bible influenced Karen Russell’s ‘The Antidote’
In her first novel in 14 years, the author combines real-life historical events with a dose of magical thinking.
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How the Wizard of Oz and the Bible influenced Karen Russell’s ‘The Antidote’
Russell says she loves in “The Wizard of Oz” how “strangers form this unlikely family and change together,” which is true here, too. But she notes that Uz actually comes from the Book of ...