NYT Europe • May 19, 2026 22:52

International Booker Prize 2026: ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ is First Winner Originally Written in Mandarin

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“Taiwan Travelogue” is the first novel originally written in Mandarin to win the major award for fiction translated into English.

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Colonial ghosts, virgins and Nazi directors: The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

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International Booker Prize 2026: ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ is First Winner Originally Written in Mandarin

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Colonial ghosts, virgins and Nazi directors: The International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist

This year's International Booker Prize shortlist of six novels take readers from a Japanese colonial-era Taiwan to the propaganda studios of Nazi Germany.