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Taiwan Travelogue Wins International Booker Prize, First Mandarin Novel to Do So

5/20/2026AI summary

Taiwan Travelogue Wins International Booker Prize, First Mandarin Novel to Do So

Yang Shuang-zi's "Taiwan Travelogue," translated by Lin King, has won the International Booker Prize. The novel, about two women on a culinary tour in 1930s Taiwan, is the first from Mandarin Chinese to win the award.

Yang Shuang-zi's Taiwan Travelogue Wins 2026 International Booker Prize

5/19/2026AI summary

Yang Shuang-zi's Taiwan Travelogue Wins 2026 International Booker Prize

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ's novel 'Taiwan Travelogue' has won the 2026 International Booker Prize, marking the first time a work in Mandarin Chinese has received the award. Author Yang and translator Lin King, both Taiwanese, will share the £50,000 prize.

Taiwan Travelogue Wins International Booker Prize, First Mandarin Chinese Novel to Do So

5/19/2026AI summary

Taiwan Travelogue Wins International Booker Prize, First Mandarin Chinese Novel to Do So

Taiwan Travelogue, by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, is the first Mandarin Chinese novel to win the International Booker Prize. The £50,000 award was presented in London.

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