Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi and author of 'Taiwan Travelogue' poses with her translator Lin King, left,) on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the International Booker Prize 2026 award, announcement ceremony, at Tate Modern, in central London, on May 19, 2026
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A story about Taiwanese food and love between two women won the International Booker Prize 2026 on Tuesday (May 19, 2026).Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zi’s Taiwan Travelogue, translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, is experimental in form. It contains a scholarly foreword, afterwords, fictional footnotes and real translator’s notes.
Roasted seeds.
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