Adeline Lee Zhia Ern

Adeline Lee Zhia Ern (born 1991) is a Malaysian writer.

Her first book 'Lethal Lesson and Other Stories' was published in 2009 by Silverfish Books. However, it was found that one of her short stories “Define Happiness”, was nearly identical to the story "Happiness" by Sarah Provencal from Jack Canfield's Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV.^[1] published in 2004.^[2] Subsequent to the discovery of plagiarism, the book has been withdrawn from publication and all copies have been destroyed.^[3]

Works

• Lethal Lesson and Other Stories, Silverfish Books (2009) ISBN 978-983-3221-24-0 (available only in libraries)

References

1. ↑ "Happiness" on Google Books
2. ↑ Adeline Lee's apology on Silverfish Books website
3. ↑ The original link has been taken down, but an overview of the incident can be found on Bibliobibuli