Wicked (novel)
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Wicked is a fantasy novel by Gregory Maguire that reimagines the Land of Oz from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West, exploring themes of morality, politics, and destiny.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wicked (novel) canonical | 3 |
| Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wicked (novel) Context triple: [Yellow Brick Road, relatedWork, Wicked (novel)]
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A.
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a hit Broadway musical that reimagines the backstory of the witches from "The Wizard of Oz," featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.
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B.
My Wicked, Wicked Ways
My Wicked, Wicked Ways is the posthumously published autobiography of Hollywood swashbuckling star Errol Flynn, detailing his adventurous and scandal-filled life.
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C.
La Maga
La Maga is a mysterious, free-spirited woman who embodies emotional intuition and existential uncertainty in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch").
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D.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
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E.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wicked (novel) Target entity description: Wicked is a fantasy novel by Gregory Maguire that reimagines the Land of Oz from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West, exploring themes of morality, politics, and destiny.
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A.
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a hit Broadway musical that reimagines the backstory of the witches from "The Wizard of Oz," featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.
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B.
My Wicked, Wicked Ways
My Wicked, Wicked Ways is the posthumously published autobiography of Hollywood swashbuckling star Errol Flynn, detailing his adventurous and scandal-filled life.
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C.
La Maga
La Maga is a mysterious, free-spirited woman who embodies emotional intuition and existential uncertainty in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch").
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D.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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E.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | stage musical ⓘ |
| author | Gregory Maguire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Oz book series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | L. Frank Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| explores |
political corruption in Oz
ⓘ
the nature of evil ⓘ the relativity of good and evil ⓘ |
| followedBy | Son of a Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
political fantasy ⓘ revisionist fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Wicked (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doctor Dillamond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elphaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiyero NERFINISHED ⓘ Glinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Morrible NERFINISHED ⓘ Nessarose NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Wicked Witch of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Wicked Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Elphaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | ReganBooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reimagines |
Wicked Witch of the West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
events of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 1 ⓘ |
| setting |
Emerald City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ Munchkinland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
destiny
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good and evil ⓘ identity ⓘ morality ⓘ oppression ⓘ otherness ⓘ politics ⓘ power ⓘ propaganda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wicked (novel) Description of subject: Wicked is a fantasy novel by Gregory Maguire that reimagines the Land of Oz from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West, exploring themes of morality, politics, and destiny.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wicked
this entity surface form:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
this entity surface form:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West