The U.S. National Book Foundation has announced the 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Translated Literature, which includes “Taiwan Travelogue (臺灣漫遊錄),” a novel by Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子) and translated by Lin King (金翎). This is the only Asian work among the ten selected, the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese since 2018, and the first Taiwanese novel ever nominated for a major literary award in the U.S.
The ten titles on this year’s Translated Literature Longlist were originally published in six different languages: Arabic, Danish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Swedish. Four honorees have previously been recognized as Longlisters or Finalists for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. The five finalists will be announced on Oct. 1, and the winner will be revealed at the award ceremony on Nov. 20.
The original “Taiwan Travelogue,” published by the Spring Hill Publishing (春山出版社) in April 2020, won the Golden Tripod Awards (金鼎獎) in 2021. Its English version will be released by Graywolf Press this November.
To view the introduction of the nominees, visit: https://www.nationalbook.org/2024-national-book-awards-longlist-for-translated-literature/