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Award-winning novelist Thelyson Orelien admits plagiarism, denies using AI

Sowetan · 13 October 2026 at 19:53

Award-winning novelist Thelyson Orelien admits plagiarism, denies using AI

Orelien's novel was pulled from the French Goncourt literary prize longlist amid the controversy

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