Since settling in the West, she has won important national and international literary awards, including the Ricarda Huch (1987), the Kleist (1994) and Joseph Breitbach (2003), the Aristeion Prize (1995) and the international IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (1998).
De la stabilirea în Occident, aceasta a câştigat numeroase premii naţionale şi internaţionale, printre care Ricarda Huch (1987), Kleist (1994) şi Joseph Breitbach (2003), Premiul Aristeion (1995) şi Premiul internaţional pentru literatură al IMPAC (1998).