Laura l'immortelle
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Laura l'immortelle is a novel by Marie-Pier Côté, a Québécois
Canadian author. The book was published by Les Éditions des Intouchables on January 17, 2007.
When Côté was 12, her novel was published. The book was launched with a lot of publicity because of the author's age. The author initially stated that she secretly wrote the book between mid-October 2005 and mid-June 2006 and corresponded with a friend.
On March 13, 2007 the French-language newspaper La Presse
published an article noting a list of similarities between Laura l'immortelle and the film Highlander
. La Presse editor Michel Brûlé discovered that the novel had similarities to the film. One editor said that the similarities were "a little troubling."
A Frenchman named Frédéric Jeorge received a copy of the book and found that about 99% of the book was a copy of "Des cendres et du vent," a Highlander fan fiction
written by Jeorge that was available on the internet around 2001 to 2002. Côté later admitted that she plagiarized the fan fiction, rewrote it, and presented it as an original work.
Jeorge received $4,500 Canadian dollar
s as compensation from the publisher. Brûlé said that Côté's family also had to pay the $24,469.32 as compensation to the publisher. Laura l'immortelle had about 5,000 copies printed.
Copier-coller aux Intouchables - La Presse Une triste histoire - La Presse Il manquait Marie-Pier Côté, accusée de plagiat Un premier roman jeunesse Pisser dans tous les coins TQS news segment "Les intouchables... touchés" De cendres et de vent - Frédéric Jeorge
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
Canadian author. The book was published by Les Éditions des Intouchables on January 17, 2007.
When Côté was 12, her novel was published. The book was launched with a lot of publicity because of the author's age. The author initially stated that she secretly wrote the book between mid-October 2005 and mid-June 2006 and corresponded with a friend.
On March 13, 2007 the French-language newspaper La Presse
La Presse (Canada)
La Presse, founded in 1884, is a French-language Monday-Saturday newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned today by Groupe Gesca, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. The Sunday version was dropped in 2009.-Description:...
published an article noting a list of similarities between Laura l'immortelle and the film Highlander
Highlander (film)
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. It stars Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and Roxanne Hart. The film depicts the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and...
. La Presse editor Michel Brûlé discovered that the novel had similarities to the film. One editor said that the similarities were "a little troubling."
A Frenchman named Frédéric Jeorge received a copy of the book and found that about 99% of the book was a copy of "Des cendres et du vent," a Highlander fan fiction
Fan fiction
Fan fiction is a broadly-defined term for fan labor regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator...
written by Jeorge that was available on the internet around 2001 to 2002. Côté later admitted that she plagiarized the fan fiction, rewrote it, and presented it as an original work.
Jeorge received $4,500 Canadian dollar
Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
s as compensation from the publisher. Brûlé said that Côté's family also had to pay the $24,469.32 as compensation to the publisher. Laura l'immortelle had about 5,000 copies printed.
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article by Le Canal NouvellesLe Canal Nouvelles
Le Canal Nouvelles is a Canadian French language Category C 24 hour headline news specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media...
Copier-coller aux Intouchables - La Presse Une triste histoire - La Presse Il manquait Marie-Pier Côté, accusée de plagiat Un premier roman jeunesse Pisser dans tous les coins TQS news segment "Les intouchables... touchés" De cendres et de vent - Frédéric Jeorge