Gregory Maguire
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"Gregory Maguire" is an American novelist. He is the author of the novels Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and many other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are Fictional revisionism/revisionist retellings of classic children's stories: for example, in Wicked he transformed the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)/1939 film adaption into the misunderstood protagonist Elphaba. Wicked was turned into a successful Broadway musical Wicked (musical)/of the same name. One of Maguire's short stories is featured in the 2004 compilation Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales.

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No one is exempt from grief.

Son of a Witch.

I had really tried to do everything else but [revisit Oz]. Partly because I knew there would be some amongst us who would say, 'Oh, he's just trying to milk that cow.' . . . . But in the end, I had an idea I couldn't get rid of. I couldn't get it out of my room.

I thought if this catches on, that would be a sign from God I should move here.