Lucy Moffatt
@lucytranslator.bsky.social
Translator of excellent Norwegian books.
#childhoodcinema The Southgate Odeon, once a companion piece to its near-contemporary, the splendid tube station, but long since replaced by a cruddy office block. Some great info here: thenewwiperstimes.com/2019/06/24/s...
January 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
#childhoodcinema The Southgate Odeon, once a companion piece to its near-contemporary, the splendid tube station, but long since replaced by a cruddy office block. Some great info here: thenewwiperstimes.com/2019/06/24/s...
Came back from a weekend away to find Storm Amy had done a spot of gardening
October 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Came back from a weekend away to find Storm Amy had done a spot of gardening
Can't see why he'd keep them on the lawn in the first place tbh.
August 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Can't see why he'd keep them on the lawn in the first place tbh.
Yes. I only became aware of it when I was tracking down a quotation for a translation I was working on. I noticed the UK and US versions of the quote were different but close enough for it to feel odd. I went looking for info and found the paper. It contains this comment from Guido Waldman, Harvill
![Comment text: the two persons are the same, but Ms Nunnally chose to take her name off our [the Harvill] edition as we made a number of changes to it which were agreed with the author and his Danish publishers, but the translator did not accept them all.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hfmytwc7bsofu24pb45psatv/bafkreifiplh6j6jbno3tx3lvdres35iwsvrzigmc37gaiik3bnqw2m62oa@jpeg)
July 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Yes. I only became aware of it when I was tracking down a quotation for a translation I was working on. I noticed the UK and US versions of the quote were different but close enough for it to feel odd. I went looking for info and found the paper. It contains this comment from Guido Waldman, Harvill
Wow. Interesting categories in today’s Connections.
February 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Wow. Interesting categories in today’s Connections.
A non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring
December 23, 2024 at 8:58 AM
A non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring
Oh come on. Who doesn't want to read some owd git's essays about how Tories aren't really mean and why dinner parties suck?
March 6, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Oh come on. Who doesn't want to read some owd git's essays about how Tories aren't really mean and why dinner parties suck?
Is this the kind of thing people definitely shouldn't do? Asking for a friend
January 19, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Is this the kind of thing people definitely shouldn't do? Asking for a friend
Loving the snowy season
January 17, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Loving the snowy season
I think it must be a reference to Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare.
January 3, 2024 at 8:46 AM
I think it must be a reference to Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare.
Spooky Xmas Day find in the phone booth/book exchange in my small Norwegian town. So taken aback to see Powell that I didn't notice the swastika (bottom right) until today
December 26, 2023 at 9:24 PM
Spooky Xmas Day find in the phone booth/book exchange in my small Norwegian town. So taken aback to see Powell that I didn't notice the swastika (bottom right) until today
