The Thélyson Orélien affair raises an important question: who is allowed to tell stories? Is it only those with enough socio-cultural capital to write books (or to have them written for them in an acceptable way)? What of people with compelling stories who are less able to master grammar or to pay ghost-writers? Is theContinue reading “Is it the elite’s prerogative to tell stories? The Orélien affair.”
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Thélyson Orélien : What is the Problem?
Over the last few weeks the French publishing world has been in turmoil. Accusations of AI-use have been levelled at M.Orélien, the author of C’était ça ou mourir, which has won the FNAC literary prize and was shortlisted for more. The whiff of prejudice First, a whiff of prejudice surrounds the singling out of thisContinue reading “Thélyson Orélien : What is the Problem?”
