He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times, and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.
hiː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚðə noʊbˈɛl pɹˈaɪz ɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ nˈaɪn tˈaɪmz, ænd wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kəmpˈæniən ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ baɪ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː.