‘Taiwan Travelogue’ shortlisted for final of Booker PrizeStaff Writer, with CNATaiwan Travelogue, a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi (楊?子), is among six shortlisted titles for this year’s International Booker Prize — the first time a Taiwanese author has reached the final stage of the prestigious award. The Booker Prize Foundation on Tuesday announced the finalists from a longlist of 13 titles, narrowed down from 128 submissions. The annual prize recognizes fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. “Taiwan Travelogue,” right, is on the short list of the International Booker Prize this year. First published in 2020, Taiwan Travelogue is set in 1938 and is a work of historical fiction that explores friendship and colonial identity through a culinary journey across Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times April 01, 2026 16:13 UTC