Found in Translation: A Review of Taiwan Travelogue, Longlisted for the Booker

Hello everyone! We’re thinking of all of you during these turbulent times.

This week, we’re reprinting a book review Michelle wrote of Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, translated beautifully by Lin King. Set in Japanese-rule Taiwan, the novel was recently longlisted for the Booker Prize. This review was originally published in China Books Review. Our book club read Taiwan Travelogue last year—thank you to everyone who joined us! We’re big fans of both Yang and King, who are brilliant and passionate advocates for Taiwan. It’s a joy to see Taiwanese literature receiving international recognition.

A shout-out to China Books Review for such a smooth editorial experience and for letting us reprint the piece here! Thanks to editors Alec Ash and Taili Ni for being wonderful to work with, and to Taili for kindly commissioning this piece. We recommend signing up for their free newsletter—and you can follow them on Substack here.

Also, Aida Levy-Hussen gave me incisive feedback on early draf…