Yang Shuang-zi

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Records

Yang Shuang-zi's achievements are remarkable: she is the first Taiwanese author and the first writer of a Mandarin-language novel to win the International Booker Prize. Her novel Taiwan Travelogue also won the National Book Award for Translated Literature, making it one of the most celebrated works of Taiwanese fiction in recent years. Her success has brought global attention to Taiwanese literature and inspired many emerging writers.

AwardsYang Shuang-zi has won two major literary awards for Taiwan Travelogue: the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature and the 2026 International Booker Prize. These are among the most prestigious honors in the literary world, and her wins are historic for Taiwanese literature.

Records & Feats

First Mandarin-language novel to win the International Booker Prize

Literary Achievement·2026

Taiwan Travelogue won the 2026 International Booker Prize, marking the first time a novel originally written in Mandarin received the award.