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Taiwan Travelogue, a love letter to food and adventure, wins International Booker Prize
The story of romance, food and colonialism is the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
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'Taiwan Travelogue' wins the 2026 International Booker Prize
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. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Yáng Shuāng-zǐ's Taiwan Travelogue has won the 2026 International.
Taiwan Travelogue, a love letter to food and adventure, wins International Booker Prize
A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. Taiwan Travelogue, written by Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and Taiwanese-American translator Lin King, follows two women on their culinary.