The 2026 International Booker Prize has been won by Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King for "Taiwan Travelogue", a historical romance judges praised for succeeding as "both a ...

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng‑zǐ, translated by Lin King is the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize.

The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

LONDON (AP) — Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the ...

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ has won the International Booker Prize 2026. The book is a bittersweet story of love ...

The novel is the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prize. It is publisher And Other Stories’ second win in a row.

LONDON (AP) — Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday for “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the ...