National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2024) Winner
Yang Shuang-zi
ヤン・シュアン・ズー
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
Aliases:
楊若慈 / Yang Jo-tzu
Pen Names:
Shuang-zi（Pen name adopted to honor her twin sister）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1984-07-10 （Taichung, Taiwan）
- Nationality
- Taiwanese
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
- Residence History
- Taichung, rural village, Taiwan
Career
- Occupations
- writer
- Active Years
- 2020-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Chung Hsing University | Faculty of Literature | Chinese Literature | 学士 | — | Taiwan |
| Unspecified (Master's in Taiwanese literature) | — | Taiwanese literature | 修士 | — | Taiwan |
National Chung Hsing University
Faculty of Literature
/ Chinese Literature
Degree:
学士
Country:
Taiwan
Degree in Chinese literature
Unspecified (Master's in Taiwanese literature)
Taiwanese literature
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
Taiwan
Completed in 2012
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Golden Tripod Award | Taiwan Travelogue | Best Translation Award | Taiwan | 受賞 |
| 2024 | National Book Award for Translated Literature | Taiwan Travelogue | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Japan's Best Translation Award | Taiwan Travelogue (Japanese translation) | — | Japan Translation Association | 受賞 |
| 2025 | China Books Review Award for Outstanding Translated Literature from Chinese Language | Taiwan Travelogue | — | China Books Review | 受賞 |
Golden Tripod Award
2021
Work:
Taiwan Travelogue
Category:
Best Translation Award
Organization:
Taiwan
Result:
受賞
National Book Award for Translated Literature
2024
Work:
Taiwan Travelogue
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan's Best Translation Award
2024
Work:
Taiwan Travelogue (Japanese translation)
Organization:
Japan Translation Association
Result:
受賞
China Books Review Award for Outstanding Translated Literature from Chinese Language
2025
Work:
Taiwan Travelogue
Organization:
China Books Review
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Taiwan Travelogue
2020 NovelFollows Aoyama Chizuru, a Japanese writer visiting Taiwan in 1938 during Japanese occupation, falling in love with her Taiwanese interpreter. Each chapter themed around a dish. Reflections on colonialism and translation with depictions of Taiwanese delicacies.
colonialismTaiwanese foodtranslationJapanese occupation
Translations
- English (trans. Lin King, Graywolf Press)
- Japanese (Chuokoron-Shinsha)
Legacy
Gained international recognition with Taiwan Travelogue, winning translated literature awards. Known for works on Taiwanese identity.
Quotes
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It made me realize that Taiwan has been facing threats from China and motivated me to write something for Taiwan from a perspective only I can see.
Source: Interview (2024)
Trivia
- Pen name 'Shuang-zi' (twins) adopted to honor her twin sister Yang Jo-hui who died of cancer in 2015.
- 'Shuang-zi' written in kanji to acknowledge sister's interest in Japanese history.
- Married to wife Lai Ting-ho.