What's German for "busted"?

[desperance]

I have been outed and exposed; my sooper-sekret pseudonym is sooper-sekret no more. The whole German-speaking population knows it now. Whoops.

Obviously I can't tell you any more than this, or then the whole English-speaking population would know it too, which would kinda defeat the point; I am sworn and vowed and oath-ridden, not to reveal it until after the book comes out (January 27th, since you ask).

However, if any German-speaking reader would like to volunteer to translate what else this web page says, I'll cheerfully e-mail it in confidence...

Comments

[possumqueen.livejournal.com]

OMFG, what a publicity ho... congrats, well done. ;)

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

My livejournal address works, if you still need a translator.

There's not real equivalent for 'busted;' I'd go with 'entlarvt' (or 'enttarnt,' which is more suitable for spies.)

[triciasullivan.livejournal.com]

Acht! Wish I could read German.

Intrigued....

[desperance.livejournal.com]

See the entry below, for a rough paraphrase; that might satisfy your intriguedness...

[(Anonymous)]

A very rough paraphrasing - Look at this debut novel from British author ******* ***: a chinese fantasy story with a knock-off Christopher Paolini cover. However, the writing is very good, the plot unexpectedly different, and the quality makes me believe that the author isn't a first-timer. Then I realise that I've read something like this before, but it was set in a Christian-Islamic world. A little bit of research leads me to discover that ******* *** is none other than Chaz Brenchley, which surprises me not at all.

Like I said, very rough...

Simon

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks, hon...

[davidbarnett.livejournal.com]

How wonderfully mysterious of you, sir.