Literature in Translation

Literature

'Taiwan Travelogue' Wins the 2026 International Booker: A First for Mandarin Chinese Fiction

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King have won the 2026 International Booker Prize for Taiwan Travelogue — the first novel written in Mandarin Chinese to claim the award. A story of love and postcolonialism in 1930s Japanese-occupied Taiwan that reshapes the world literary map.

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Six Books Without Borders: The 2026 International Booker Prize Shortlist

The winner of the International Booker Prize will be announced Tuesday, May 19, at the Tate Modern in London. This year's shortlist is a celebration of literature in translation — and of the voices that travel between languages without losing anything essential.