tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post139825936569705352..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: Plagiarism?kjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-64075788721571256372010-02-15T19:32:26.686+01:002010-02-15T19:32:26.686+01:00Christina, I don't think we can say that the n...Christina, I don't think we can say that the novel as a whole is "plagiarised". She appropriated certain lines from other writers, stole them, ripped them off, plagiarised *these particular lines*. That was wrong. There's no debating that.<br /><br />I would stand by my position that the *rest of the book* is nevertheless original and to some extent authentic - whereby any kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-90221498029775117842010-02-13T08:55:08.433+01:002010-02-13T08:55:08.433+01:00It's upsetting how much people are willing to ...It's upsetting how much people are willing to forgive simply because they want to believe in her talent. She obviously IS talented, having penned a play and a screenplay, but the novel is plagiarized, plain and simple. <br /><br />It's interesting to talk about in the context of the Information Age, hers being the first generation raised on the internet, and Carl Hegemann's (ahem, herChristina Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242679322272855474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-19069184588965019412010-02-12T17:58:58.080+01:002010-02-12T17:58:58.080+01:00I don't read German, but I'm very intrigue...I don't read German, but I'm very intrigued by this story. I suppose the concept of "remixing" is interesting, but it sounds like she lifted large chunks of text wholesale and didn't admit it until she got caught. Someone should go through and figure out what's her and what's not.<br /><br />I don't know, I just feel like she's getting credit for putting Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391875365486436577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-90637079708652355322010-02-12T17:04:12.396+01:002010-02-12T17:04:12.396+01:00I look forward to picking up this book (and others...I look forward to picking up this book (and others on the list) when I visit Germany in early May. In addition to Stefan's point, I wonder if her age has anything to do with her 'cut and paste' approach? Mash-ups are very popular in that age group, not to mention that generation's ambivalence toward intellectual property rights.Harvey Morrellhttp://mehrgedanken.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-34235145795563025582010-02-12T11:11:13.690+01:002010-02-12T11:11:13.690+01:00Jay McInerney might well be a good comparison, Dav...Jay McInerney might well be a good comparison, David. I really can't judge whether she'll stand the test of time - but right now, Axolotl Roadkill is a great book.kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-65377800371248942382010-02-12T01:50:58.487+01:002010-02-12T01:50:58.487+01:00I was in Germany last week and only had room in my...I was in Germany last week and only had room in my carry-on to buy a couple of books. Hers was not one of them. <br /><br />Is she a German Jay McInerney - someone who perfectly captures the Zeitgeist of a particular moment? Or is there something deeper at play? The passages I skimmed didn't convince me...<br /><br />Oh, and one of two books I did buy was "Atemschaukel". Thanks forDavidhttp://www.dialoginternational.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-72706325672797828092010-02-11T14:19:34.336+01:002010-02-11T14:19:34.336+01:00I'm feeling rather reassured that I'm not ...I'm feeling rather reassured that I'm not alone in my still high opinion of the book, too, Stefan. <br /><br />I was lucky enough to read the book before it came out and the tidal wave of publicity descended. And I hope I'll manage to get hold of that list at some point, then post a reflected opinion of the novel.kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-83356751413488769582010-02-11T13:38:40.698+01:002010-02-11T13:38:40.698+01:00I'm really keen to read her book, it sounds gr...I'm really keen to read her book, it sounds great. As do some of the other Leipzig prize shortlisted titles. And it's open to short stories, yeah!<br />On plagiarism, in spite of post-structuralism, honesty seems a good approach, so it's great Hegemann's making her sources known.<br />I don't think there's a worse place to get bearings on this than in George Eliot's Stefan Toblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364524935935510187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-15049047498889871912010-02-10T01:13:58.142+01:002010-02-10T01:13:58.142+01:00at the moment, it seems like you will indeed have ...at the moment, it seems like you will indeed have to eat your words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com