The Universal Translator

These are languages from countries that do not exist, alien languages, languages of mythological creatures and languages spoken in an imagined future or parallel universe. But they are also languages that are, to the highest degree, living on Earth thanks to their enthusiastic fans.Not a grammar book or a lexicon but rather an exploration through time and space, through worlds and universes arisen from the imagination, through pop culture and linguistic nerdship.For fans of Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Tarzan, TintinUpdated since original publication in Swedish to include discussion of pop culture phenomena such asBlack Panther, The Witcher, and The MandalorianFrom Klingon, Valyrian, Syldavian, Na’vi, Lilliputian, Orcish to the dystopian dialects of Burgess and OrwellDiscusses the origins of famous artificial languages in use today, such as Esperanto  Awarded a translation grant from the Swedish Arts CouncilThe Swedish edition (2015) has sold 4,200 copies in hardback, with a paperback under consideration