Translated Fiction Book Club: 30/07 Taiwan Travelogue (Winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize)

Join us for an exciting evening to discuss translated literature. Whether you're a fan of literary fiction or just looking to try something new, this book club hopes to achieve just that. In July, we will be looking at Yang Shuang-zi's Taiwan Travelogue, translated from Mandarin by Lin King, which just took home the 2026 International Booker Prize and the 2024 National Book Award. Date: Thursday 30th of July Venue: Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU Time: Doors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45. Tickets: Attendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. If you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. ABOUT TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power. Set in May 1938, the young novelist Aoyama Chizuko sails from Japan to Taiwan where her interpreter proffers tantalising glimpses of island life and helps her to taste as much of cuisine as her larger-than-life appetite can bear. Soon, a Taiwanese woman – who is younger even than she is – is hired as her interpreter. The charming, erudite, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko’s travels all over the Land of the South and also shares Chizuko’s love of food. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice, lively banter and winter melon tea, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It’s only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what the ‘something’ is. Winner of the National Book Award 2024 Winner of the International Booker Prize 2026 ABOUT AND OTHER STORIES And Other Stories was founded in 2010 and publishes mainly contemporary writing, including many translations. In 2025, And Other Stories won the International Booker Prize for their publication of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Basthi. In 2026, they won the International Booker Prize for their publication of Taiwan Travelogue. https://www.andotherstories.org/