Ander Louis

War and Peace: Translated into Aussie Bogan 

It started as a sort of side quest, a palate cleanser while working on original novels, but has now become something of a Mt Everest I must climb. 

My ambition is to translate ALL of Tolstoy's War and Peace into Australian. 

I've already translated books 1 and 2, but - fun fact, War & Peace is such a big book that is actually 16 books, so, yeah... there's a fair bit to go. I'm currently working on Book 4. Book 3 is finished but it got wedged sideways in the publishing pipeline. We're pushing though, it should pop out soon.  

Ready to start reading? Choose your link below, or if you're not in one of those spots, you'll find paperbacks and ebooks on Amazon. 

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'Say more ...' 

Yeah fair enough. It's Tolstoy's War & Peace, with an Aussie accent. 

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

My version is faithful; line for line, word for word. The only difference: the narrator is now a massive bogan. Think of it like this - when you read War & Peace translated into Japanese, you don't expect to find the characters in Tokyo downing Asahi and sushi. It's still set in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. Same principle applies here - the language is Aussie, the world is not. 

Legitimately, if you read the Louis translation you can still say you've read Tolstoy's War & Peace.

'Say less ...' 

Ok! 

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'How did this happen?'

Bogan War & Peace started as a brain break hobby, something I did purely for a laugh. Book 1 came out in 2019 - and flopped spectacularly. With no spare time for a project that was purely for my own amusement, it was relegated to the eternal back-burner of doom. 

Then, after six years in obscurity, Bogan War and Peace randomly went viral, thanks to a wonderful stranger on the internet - and it snowballed from there! 

Just when I thought this project was dead it came roaring back to life, and now I get to keep adding swear words to Tolstoy. What a beautiful thing! I'm excited to see what happens next.

'How's Book 3 coming along?'

First Draft: 100% Complete
Editing: In progress

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