Yang Shuang-zi
Yang Shuang-zi 楊双子 | |||||||
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Yang Shuang-zi in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | July 10, 1984 Taichung, Taiwan | ||||||
| Notable work | Taiwan Travelogue | ||||||
| Awards | Golden Tripod Award Best Translation Award National Book Award for Translated Literature | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊双子 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨双子 | ||||||
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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.