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'To the East of the East' by Taiwan's Ping Lu Nominated for US Nat'l Book Award

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The English translation of Taiwanese author Ping Lu's novel "To the East of the East" is in contention for this year's US National Book Awards in the translated literature category. The work is the first in Ping's "Taiwan Trilogy" and was translated from the original by Jeremy Tiang.

Taiwanese Literature in the Spotlight: Ping Lu’s Novel Nominated for U.S. National Book Award

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REPORTER:  
The English translation of a novel by Taiwanese writer Ping Lu is in the running for this year’s National Book Award in the US.  

“To the East of the East” is the first in Ping’s “Taiwan Trilogy” and was translated by Jeremy Tiang. It’s competing against nine other works in the “translated literature” category. The winner will be announced on November 18th. If it wins, “To the East of the East” would become the second Taiwanese work to win the award.  
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Taiwan Novel in Running for Prize

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REPORTER:  
The English translation of Taiwanese writer Ping Lu’s work “To the East of the East” is in the running for this year’s National Book Award in the US, under the category of translated literature.  

The work is the first installment in a series called “the Taiwan Trilogy”. It competes with nine other translated works for the prize, to be announced on November 18 after one final round of elimination. If successful, “To the East of the East” would become the second Taiwanese work to win the award.  
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