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...said to have “borrowed” from other writers. Back in the 18th-century this may have turned heads, but it was largely acceptable (although Smith herself was criticized). In our own day, however, Viswanathan has been pilloried for peppering her novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” with language and ideas taken from Megan F. McCafferty’s novel “Sloppy Firsts.” Are we overreacting here? Opal Mehta (until now) has largely been well received by reviewers. Carol Memmott...
Random House says it has documented 45 passages in Viswanathan's novel, "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life," that bear striking similarities to McCafferty's first two books, "Sloppy Firsts" and "Second Helpings." The publishing house said yesterday that it was not satisfied by Viswanathan's apology or explanation, and would not rule out legal action against her and her publisher, Little, Brown...
...wrote that illustrative examples of similar passages between “Opal Mehta” and McCafferty’s novels were enclosed. The missive, which came on the letterhead of Random House and its parent company Bertelsmann, said that it was transmitted “by hand delivery...
...Little, Brown gave the Harvard sophomore a two-book, $500,000 contract when she was just 17. In February, DreamWorks bought the movie rights to “Opal Mehta...
...Viswanathan worked with a book packaging company—17th Street Productions, which is owned by Alloy Entertainment—in the development of “Opal Mehta.” Alloy, which shares the novel’s copyright with Viswanathan, will produce the film adaptation along with Contrafilm...