楊双子

Taiwan

Shuang-zi Yang, Born in Taichung in 1984, Yang Shuang-Zi is a novelist and researcher of genre fiction and youth subcultures. The pen name Shuang-Zi is taken from the Japanese kanji for “twins”. Originally sharing this pen name with her twin sister, she has continued using it since her sister’s passing in 2015. Her novels focus on female relationships and often incorporate elements of Taichung’s history under Japanese colonial rule. Her best-known work, Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel, has won the 2026 International Booker Prize.