The Languages of Pao is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1958, based on the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, which asserts that a language's structure and grammar const
First edition
The Languages of Pao was originally published in the December 1957 issue of Satellite Science Fiction, under what is likely the last SF magazine cover by Frank R. Paul.
Satellite Science Fiction was an American science-fiction magazine published from October 1956 to April 1959 by Leo Margulies' Renown Publications. Initially, Satellite was digest-sized and ran a full
The first issue of Satellite Science Fiction; cover art by Ed Emshwiller
The December 1956 issue; the cover is by Kelly Freas.
The first letter-sized issue, dated February 1959; the cover is by Alex Schomburg.