Taiwanese Author Yang Shuang-zi Wins International Booker Prize for 'Taiwan Travelogue'

Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi has been awarded the International Booker Prize for her historical novel 'Taiwan Travelogue', making it the first book originally written in Mandarin Chinese to receive the honor. She expressed her refusal to be a 'second-class citizen in her own land' in her acceptance speech at the Tate Modern in London.

21 May, 17:50 — 21 May, 17:50

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The GuardianMostly Factual102d ago

‘I refuse to be a second-class citizen in my own land’: Taiwanese International Booker winner Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

The author of historical novel Taiwan Travelogue, and its translator Lin King, discuss the threat from Beijing, LGBTQ+ rights and the island’s culinary delicacies As Yáng Shuāng-zǐ accepted the 2026 International Booker prize at the Tate Modern on Tuesday night for Taiwan Travelogue, alongside her translator Lin King, she used her speech to speak frankly about the political questions at the centre of her novel, set in 1930s Japan-occupied Taiwan. “Some people believe that art and literature m...

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First report: le-figaro · 21 May, 08:22|Full coverage: 4 · 1d 8h|Window: 1d 8h

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La Taïwanaise Yang Shuang-zi remporte l'International Booker Prize

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cdm-me21 May, 17:42

Istorijski roman “Taiwan Travelogue” dobitnik ovogodišnje Međunarodne Bukerove nagrade

The Guardian21 May, 17:50

‘I refuse to be a second-class citizen in my own land’: Taiwanese International Booker winner Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

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Taiwanese Author Yang Shuang-zi Wins International Booker Prize for 'Taiwan Travelogue'

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‘I refuse to be a second-class citizen in my own land’: Taiwanese International Booker winner Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

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La Taïwanaise Yang Shuang-zi remporte l'International Booker Prize

Istorijski roman “Taiwan Travelogue” dobitnik ovogodišnje Međunarodne Bukerove nagrade

‘I refuse to be a second-class citizen in my own land’: Taiwanese International Booker winner Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

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