Taiwan Travelogue (Yang Shuang-zi) won the 2026 International Booker Prize. The win marks the first Taiwanese work to receive the prize, translated by Lin King.
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The International Booker Prize 2026 winner is announced Tuesday May 19 at Tate Modern. Taiwan Travelogue leads the betting market at 5/2, and a win would be a historic first for Taiwanese literature.
www.olbg.comYang Shuang-zi’s 'Taiwan Travelogue' marks historic milestone for Taiwanese literature Apr. 1, 2026 14:40
www.taiwannews.com.twToday, at a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern, Natasha Brown, Chair of the 2026 International Booker Prize judging panel, announced this year’s winner: Yáng Shuāng-zǐ’s Taiwan Travelogue…
lithub.comTaiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ has won the International Booker Prize 2026. The book is a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power, Books, Times Now
www.timesnownews.com"Taiwan Travelogue" (臺灣漫遊錄), a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子) and translated into English by Lin King (金翎), has won the 2026 International Booker Prize, becoming the first Taiwanese work to win the award.
focustaiwan.twThe novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
www.ktep.orgTaiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ has won the International Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist. The book is a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power, Books, Times Now
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