When I Lived in Modern Times is a 2000 historical novel by the British writer Linda Grant, published by Granta Books, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction that year. It follows a young Jewish woman from London who emigrates to the future state of Israel in 1946 and lives through the birth of the nation, first on a kibbutz and later in Tel Aviv. After the novel won the Orange Prize, accusations of plagiarism were raised against Grant, though these were disputed on the basis that the passages in question had been referenced with the agreement of the original publisher. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Was Linda Grant accused of plagiarism over When I Lived in Modern Times?
Accusations followed its 2000 Orange Prize win but were disputed as unfounded.
Yes. After the novel won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000, accusations of plagiarism were made against Linda Grant. The accusations were claimed to be unfounded, because the passages in question had been referenced, and agreed to be used, by the original publisher.
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When I Lived in Modern Times is a novel by Linda Grant.
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When I Lived in Modern Times is a novel by Linda Grant. It won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000. Following being awarded the Orange Prize, there were accusations of plagiarism leveled against the author. The accusations were claimed to be unfounded as the tracts indicated had been referenced, and agreed to be used, by the original publisher.
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When I Lived in Modern Times is a novel by Linda Grant.
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