So the other day I had a post about this Harvard Sophmore, Kaavya Viswanathan, with the big book deal and the teen chic-lit book and the plagiarism that ensued. In that post was a great slate column by Ann Hulbert which argued the publishing company and literary agency may have nudged Kaavya along the road to borrowsville.
Well, there's more news on the Kaavya situation. Apparently more similarities to other teen novels have arisen and the publisher has recinded the contract and taken the book off the shelf.
Yes, it may be hard to have sympathy for this well-to-do, over-achieving Harvard teen. But, as the slate piece points out, if she started her book journey with original intentions only to be gently shoved into reading teen chic-lit to come up with something similar ... well then, it seems the publisher and agency have a hand in this mess as well.
In the short term, this might be mildly embarrasing for Miss Viswanathan. But if she has half the talent all these new pieces on her say she has, then some time down the road she'll produce a wonderful novel. And she'll be able to do it on her own terms.
Unless she plagiarizes again. Hah. I just had to add that last part of dramatic and comedic effect.
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There's also a really great article in the archive from the New Yorker about the debate of plagiarism. It's at http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_11_25_a_borrowed.html
I think Kaavya will be the next George Michael of plagarism. SHE'LL. NEVER. STOP.
very nice post. thanks you very much.
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