Ander Louis

'I don't get it.' 

Yeah fair enough. It's Tolstoy's War & Peace, just with an Aussie accent. Because it makes me laugh. If it seems like a silly idea, that's because it is. 

Many people have translated War & Peace into English over the years, most notably: Maude, Garnett, P&V, and Briggs. Each translation has its merits. I'm creating a new translation, and adding 'Louis' to the ranks. 

My version is faithful; nothing is missing, line for line, word for word. The only difference: the narrator is now a massive bogan. 

Truly, if you read the Louis translation you can definitively claim you've read Tolstoy's War and Peace.

'What the heck just happened!?'

The project started as a brain break hobby, something I did purely for a laugh. 

• 2019: Book 1 is released (very few people notice)

• 2023: Book 2 is released (even fewer people notice)

• 2023: Life gets crazy, project goes on the back-burner

And then ...

• May 2025: Bogan War & Peace randomly goes viral on Bluesky

  • More sales in 24 hours than in previous 6 years

  • Calls from radio producers, calls from journalists …

  • 'What the heck just happened!?' Start scrambling around trying to catch up!

Honestly, I thought this project was dead. And then it came roaring back to life. I'm picking it back up, I'm pumped, and you can join me on the journey. 

'How's Book 3 coming along?'

IN PROGRESS!

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Oh, we're cookin! That's a legit progress bar, I'll keep that updated.

Back Book 3 on Kickstarter! to speed it along.

If you want to watch the progress, 

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• Subscribe to my Newsletter, just in case I remember it exists.

More announcements coming ... Stay tuned, I'm figuring out how to let you in on the writing sessions!