'The Tainan Wanderer' Wins International Booker Prize; Author Yang Shuang-zi: 'We Made It'
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Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi's novel 'The Tainan Wanderer' won the 2026 International Booker Prize in London on the 19th, a historic first for a Taiwanese work. The author and translator Lin King will share the £50,000 prize. Yang stated this proves Taiwanese literature can compete internationally. Chuang Jui-lin, editor-in-chief of Springhill Publishing, said the success shows that Taiwanese literature should engage with world literature through its unique characteristics rather than catering to specific markets.