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The Little Book of Plagiarism
Richard Posner
Description: From the Chicago Humanities Festival, a conversation about plagiarism in literature, music, art, film, and academia.
Judge Richard Posner, author of “The Little Book of Plagiarism,” is in discussion with novelist Jonathan Lethem, who wrote a recent essay about plagiarism for
Harper’s magazine, and Lawrence Weschler, Artistic Director of the
Chicago Humanities Festival and the winner of this year’s National Book
Critics Circle Award for Criticism.
See also: http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/02/0081387
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