'Taiwan Travelogue' rethinks history, colonialism, and identity
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3870×2580+0+0/resize/3870×2580!/?url=httppercent3Apercent2Fpercent2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.compercent2Fc8percent2F47percent2F3cf652e843cebb9e17ddd85f9556percent2Fgettyimages-2276769961.jpg' alt='Copies of the novel Taiwan Travelogue, which obtained the Worldwide Booker Prize this yr, are seen at a bookstore in Taipei on Might 21, 2026.’/>
The creator and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 Worldwide Booker Prize, talk about identification and historical past amid the controversy over Taiwan’s colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical strain from China.
(Picture credit score: I-HWA CHENG)
