Awards
Other awards10 won · 2 nominated
- Won2025Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises: Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises
- Won2017Bodley Medal: Bodley Medal
- Won2005Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Won2005Officer of Arts and Letters: Officer of Arts and Letters
- Won2003Jean Monnet Prize: Jean Monnet Prize
- Nominated2002Booker Prize: Booker Prize · Any Human Heart
- Won1990James Tait Black Memorial Prize: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
- Won1983Best of Young British Novelists: Best of Young British Novelists
- Won1983Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominated1982Booker Prize: Booker Prize · An Ice-Cream War
- Won1982Somerset Maugham Award: Somerset Maugham Award · A Good Man in Africa
- Won1981Costa Book Award for First Novel: Costa Book Award for First Novel · A Good Man in Africa
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