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...few—if any—“chick-lit” works have ever received the level of intense scrutiny that “Opal Mehta” is now enduring. And it is not clear whether the new allegations suggest further plagiarism, or whether Viswanathan is simply employing tropes that are widely-used in the genre...
...book contract has been cancelled. In a statement released today, the publisher of Little, Brown, and Company, Michael Pietsch ’78, said: "Little, Brown and Company will not be publishing a revised edition of `How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life' by Kaavya Viswanathan, nor will we publish the second book under contract.” The Crimson reported late last month that Viswanathan’s novel contained striking similarities to two earlier books by Megan F. McCafferty. The New York Times has highlighted further similarities between “Opal Mehta?...
...Kaavya Viswanathan ’08 faces new allegations that her novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” borrowed material from earlier works...
...Viswanathan did not respond to a request for comment...
...students visited the institution’s war-game facilities and historical sites and dined at the officers’ club overlooking Narragansett Bay. “It really shows you what military leaders need to take into account in planning and executing operations,” said Vivek Viswanathan ’09, another attendee. The Naval War College exists in large part to educate military and government officials in strategy and technology developments. “There’s a tendency to think that all military leaders learn is to shoot people and blow things...