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June 26, 2026 · Taiwan Travelogue wins Booker

Tái wān wén xué xīn lǐ chéng : 《Tái wān màn yóu lù》 duó guó jì Bù kè jiǎng

A new milestone for Taiwanese literature: 'Taiwan Travelogue' wins the International Booker Prize

2026519yóu yáng shuāng zǐ chuàng zuò de cháng piān xiǎo shuō 《 tái wān màn yóu lù 》 , qí yīng yì běn yóu jīn líng fān yì , yú èr líng èr liù nián wǔ yuè shí jiǔ rì zài lún dūn jǔ xíng de bān jiǎng diǎn lǐ shàng huò dé guó jì bù kè jiǎng 。The novel "Taiwan Travelogue" written by Yang Shuang-zi, with its English translation by Lin King, won the International Booker Prize at an awards ceremony held in London on May 19, 2026.广zhè shì tái wān zuò zhě shǒu cì róng huò cǐ jiǎng , yě shì shǒu bù yǐ zhōng wén yuán zuò huò jiǎng , xī yǐn guó jì méi tǐ guǎng fàn guān zhù 。This is the first time a Taiwanese author has won this award, and the first time a Chinese-language original work has won, attracting widespread international media attention.

202024zì èr líng èr líng nián zài tái wān chū bǎn yǐ lái , gāi shū hǎi wài bǎn quán xiāo shòu xùn sù , yǐ mài chū zhì èr shí sì gè guó jiā ;Since its publication in Taiwan in 2020, overseas rights sales for the book have been rapid, selling to 24 countries;4huò jiǎng hòu , tái wān guó nèi xiāo liàng zēng jiā xùn měng , chū bǎn shè bào gào zài tái rè xiāo chāo guò sì wàn cè , qiě rì běn 、 měi guó yǔ yīng guó gè chāo guò yī wàn cè 。After winning the award, domestic sales in Taiwan increased rapidly, with the publisher reporting over 40,000 copies sold in Taiwan, and over 10,000 copies each in Japan, the USA, and the UK.fān yì zhě gōng kāi shuō míng qí piān jí qǔ xiàng , lì rú bǎo liú yì zhě zhù jì yǔ duō zhǒng fā yīn biāo shì , chéng wéi tǎo lùn jiāo diǎn 。The translator publicly explained her editorial approach, such as retaining translator notes and multiple pronunciation markers, which became a focal point of discussion.

Gaia西zuò pǐn de gǎi biān jì huà yě zài tuī jìn zhōng , bāo kuò yóu Gaia shòu quán de màn huà 、 yóu wáng xī wén zhì zuò de wǔ tái yīn yuè jù , yǐ jí yóu shì jiè róu ruǎn yǐng xiàng gōng sī cān yù de guó jì hé zhì diàn shì jù kāi fā 。Adaptation plans for the work are also underway, including a comic licensed by Gaia, a stage musical produced by Wang Xi-wen, and an international co-produced TV series development involving Studio Soft.wén huà jiè rén shì yǔ wén huà bù jūn fā biǎo zhù hè , shè qún píng tái yǔ shū diàn shū bǎng yě xiǎn zhù tí shēng le gāi shū de néng jiàn dù 。Cultural figures and the Ministry of Culture both expressed congratulations, and social media platforms and bookstore charts have also significantly boosted the book's visibility.

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