The Klingon Hamlet
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| Author | William Shakespeare(original story) |
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| Original title (if not in English) | Hamlet Prince of Denmark: The Restored Klingon Version |
| Translator | Nick Nicholas Andrew Strader |
| Cover Artist | Matt Galemmo |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English / Klingon |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Released | February 2000 |
| Media Type | Paperbook |
| Pages | 219 |
| ISBN | 0964434512 |
The Klingon Hamlet (full title: The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of Qo'nos) was a project to translate William Shakespeare's play Hamlet into the invented language Klingon of the television series Star Trek.
[edit] Impetus
The impetus for the project came from a line from the motion picture Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country in which Klingon General Chang stated:
You have never experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.
The play was translated over several years by Nick Nicholas and Andrew Strader of the Klingon Shakespeare Restoration Project, with feedback and editorial assistance from Mark Shoulson, d'Armond Speers, and Will Martin.
[edit] Publication
The Klingon Language Institute (KLI) printed and published a limited edition hardback version in 1996, entitled Hamlet Prince of Denmark: The Restored Klingon Version (ISBN 0-9644345-1-2)
Star Trek publisher Pocket Books published the work as a trade paperback (ISBN 0-671-03578-9) in 2000.
