Mixing, Not Plagiarism

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/world/europe/12germany.html
For the obviously gifted Ms. Hegemann, who already had a play (written and staged) and a movie (written, directed and released in theaters) to her credit, it was an early ascension to the ranks of artistic stardom. That is, until a blogger last week uncovered material in the novel taken from the less-well-known novel “Strobo,” by an author writing under the nom de plume Airen. In one case, an entire page was lifted with few changes.

I am troubled to think that this book may even get an award that pays $20,000. - edgarblythe