Lisa Hill
@anzlitlovers.bsky.social
'Ambassador' for Australian Literature (but reading from everywhere else as well). Not tolerant of tweets about sport.
FWIW My thoughts anzlitlovers.com/2022/12/06/s...
Septology (2022), by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls
Finer minds than mine have waxed eloquent about this book, but FWIW, I enjoyed it as a slow, melancholy, hypnotic rumination on art, life and the choices we make. Shortlisted for the International …
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November 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
FWIW My thoughts anzlitlovers.com/2022/12/06/s...
Dante's the Divine Comedy and blogging it as I go. Just finished Inferno, starting Purgatorio on Saturday this week.
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Dante's the Divine Comedy and blogging it as I go. Just finished Inferno, starting Purgatorio on Saturday this week.
Yes, just go with the flow and it's fine to read.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yes, just go with the flow and it's fine to read.
A-hem, that's "one of my favourite novelists"...
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A-hem, that's "one of my favourite novelists"...
There's no substitute for skilled translations. I've got 3 of Dante's Divine Comedy ATM, 2 are great & add to EO but the other is not. Still, I think there's always room for new tech to improve communication. Chinese local whose mum is visiting has a dedicated gadget for her, better than phone.
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
There's no substitute for skilled translations. I've got 3 of Dante's Divine Comedy ATM, 2 are great & add to EO but the other is not. Still, I think there's always room for new tech to improve communication. Chinese local whose mum is visiting has a dedicated gadget for her, better than phone.
Surely it's not all bad. We can't learn all languages to fluency. I've got 3, plus 4 to tourist level but no Asian languages except Indonesian. This would help on a plane to China or Thailand.
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Surely it's not all bad. We can't learn all languages to fluency. I've got 3, plus 4 to tourist level but no Asian languages except Indonesian. This would help on a plane to China or Thailand.
Gosh, that deserves a round of applause. What a mammoth task! Family history folks will be very grateful.
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Gosh, that deserves a round of applause. What a mammoth task! Family history folks will be very grateful.
Available as an eBook?
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Available as an eBook?