Review: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

I really quite like the front cover design for Taiwan Travelogue. I would like it even better without the National Book Award Winner stamped on the top right but that doesn’t detract too much from the overall design. Cover design is by Kimberly Glyder. As we walked arm in arm in this merry mood, wind brushed against our cheeks–a wind strong enough to lift bougainvillea blossoms off their branches. Did that mean we, too, were characters in a shojo romance? page 129 Table of ContentsWhy Taiwan Travelogue?The BookAn Exploration of Colonial Power DynamicsA Bittersweet Love StoryThoughts on the TranslationConcluding Thoughts Why Taiwan Travelogue? I first found out about Taiwan Travelogue when I saw the news about it winning the 2026 International Booker Prize. Three things about it intrigued me. First, it is a work of literary fiction, I continue to be interested in reading more literary fiction. Second, it is translated fiction, another type of fiction that I want to read more of. Third,…