hˈʌsbənd ænd wˈaɪf wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚðə fɹˈɛntʃ fˈɛmɪnə pɹˈaɪz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ænd ɪz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪnðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɛfnˈæk lˈɪst ʌvðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd bˈɛst bˈʊks ʌvðə dˈɛkeɪd.
Husband and Wife was nominated for the French Femina prize (2002), and is included in the French Fnac list of the 200 Best Books of the Decade.