Yang Shuang-zi

Yang Shuang-zi
楊双子
Yang Shuang-zi in 2024
Born (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984
Taichung, Taiwan
Notable workTaiwan Travelogue
AwardsGolden Tripod Award
Best Translation Award
National Book Award for Translated Literature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese杨双子
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Shuāngzǐ

Yang Shuang-zi (Chinese: 楊双子; pinyin: Yáng Shuāngzǐ; born 1984) is a Taiwanese writer. Her novel Taiwan Travelogue was translated from Mandarin Chinese into English by Lin King. It won the US National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2024 and the Baifang Schell Book Prize for Translated Literature from Chinese Language. In February 2026 it was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026.