Mike Stevens May 19
Kristina Mason

"‘I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy’: one man’s quest to translate War and Peace into ‘bogan Australian’"

"Melbourne man Ander Louis has translated hundreds of pages of the 19th century classic line by line to include Ford Falcons, wankers and drongos."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/18/war-and-peace-tolstoy-translate-into-bogan-australian-ander-louis

‘I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy’: one man’s quest to translate War and Peace into ‘bogan Australian’

Melbourne man Ander Louis has translated hundreds of pages of the 19th century classic line by line to include Ford Falcons, wankers and drongos

The Guardian
May 19 at 1:23amWeb
Show threadcosMay 19
@kristina @yayKM But did he use any semicolons?
Show threadKristina MasonMay 19
@cos In this economy?
Show threadeuroplus May 19

@kristina fuck yeah, what a fuckin’ champ.

We need more cunts like this.

Show threadbimmerMay 19
@kristina aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi
Show threadGenevieve TMay 20
@kristina NOOOOOO
Show threadKristina MasonMay 20
@mulberryroad I think it's kind of great. And in a few decades people can look back on how hilariously antiquated the slang is.