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GR 3.50 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is a 1995 dark fantasy novel by Gregory Maguire that reimagines the world of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West, named Elphaba. The book, the first in The Wicked Years series, presents a cynical, adult-oriented backstory for Elphaba, exploring her life from birth, her green skin, her time at Shiz University, and her radicalization as she becomes a political dissident against the Wizard's oppressive regime, ultimately becoming the misunderstood villain of the classic story. It is the basis for the popular Broadway musical and subsequent films.