Fellowship (USA) 1992 – MacArthur Fellows Award (USA) 1993 – The National Jewish Book Award (USA) 1996 – The Marie Syrkin Jerusalem Fellowship in Letters (Israel) 1997 – The Bukovina Literary Prize (Romania) 2002 – The International Nonino Prize (Italy) 2004, 2005 – American Academy Fellowship in Berlin (Germany) 2004 – The Napoli Literary Prize for foreign novel (Italy) 2005 – Holtzbrinck Prize of the American Academy in Berlin (Germany) 2005 – Best foreign book in Spain (El Regreso del Huligan / The Hooligan's Return) 2006 – Lux Mundi, the Cultural Award of Radio Romania Cultural (Romania) 2006 – Elected jury member of the International Nonino Prize (Italy) 2006 – Finalist, Prix Femina (France) 2006 – Prix Médicis Étranger (France) 2006 – The Cultural Prize of Romanian International Television (Romania) 2006 – Elected member of the Berlin Academy of Art (Germany) 2007 – Finalist, Latinity Prize of the Association of Latin Countries 2007 – Awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (in rank of Commander) by the President of Romania (Romania) 2008 – Honorary degree in literature, University of Bucharest (Romania) 2008 – Honorary degree in literature, Babeș-Bolyai University (Romania) 2009 – The Literary Award of the Fondation du Judaisme Français (France) 2009 – Finalist, Literary Prize of Fundación Príncipe de Asturias (Spain) 2009 – The Observator Cultural Lifetime Award Opera Omnia (Romania) 2009 – Commandant dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres(France) 2011 – Nelly Sachs Prize (Germany) 2012 – Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2012 – Honorary Degree in Literature, Al.I.Cuza University of Iassy (Romania) 2012 – Fellow of the Institute for Humanities (New York University) 2012 – The National Prize for Literature (Romanian Writers Union) 2012 – The Palau i Fabre Prize for Essay (Spain) 2016 - Awarded the Star of Romania distinction by the Romanian President 2016 - The FIL International Prize for Romance Languages and Literature 2016 - Carlos Fuentes Medal 2017 - Honored as Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Writer in Residence and with the Bardian Award 2018 - Diploma of Excellence, Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce 2018 - Bucovina Merit Distinction, Suceava County Council, Suceava (Romania) 2018 - ALIANTA - Arts and Letters Award, Suceava (Romania) Works (Romanian) 1969 Noaptea pe latura lungă (Night on the Long Side) (short fiction), Editura pentru literatură 1970 Captivi (Captives) (novel), Editura Cartea Românească; 2011 – second edition, Polirom 1974 Primele porți (First Gates) (short fiction), Albatros 1977