The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
Taiwan Travelogue author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, left, and translator Lin King are the first Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American winners of the International Booker Prize. They are pictured above in London on Monday.
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‘Taiwan Travelogue’ by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, wins 2026 International Booker Prize
'Taiwan Travelogue' wins International Booker Prize 2026
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King win the International Booker Prize
Taiwan Travelogue has won the 2026 International Booker Prize.
‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins International Booker Prize 2026
Taiwan's Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins the International Booker Prize for a multilayered historical romance
International Booker Prize 2026: Yáng Shuang-zi and translator Lin King win for Taiwan Travelogue
‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins International Booker Prize
Taiwan Travelogue é Prémio Booker 2026, o primeiro traduzido do mandarim
Taiwan author wins International Booker for 'slyly sophisticated' novel
The novel is the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prize. It is publisher And Other Stories’ second win in a…
Taiwan Travelogue, a novel about forbidden love and Taiwanese cuisine, has become the first Mandarin Chinese-translated book to…
The 2026 International Booker Prize has been won by Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King for "Taiwan…
Today, at a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern, Natasha Brown, Chair of the 2026 International Booker Prize judging panel,…
Taiwanese Travelogue, a romance and postcolonial novel, wins the 2026 International Booker Prize for its unique storytelling.
Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King have won the International Booker Prize for “Taiwan Travelogue.”
