Honours and Awards
- W. H. Smith Commonwealth Literary Award (England) (1961)
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Scotland) (1972)
- Booker Prize for The Conservationist (1974)
- CNA Prize (Central News Agency Literary Award), South Africa (1974, 1975, 1980, 1991)
- Grand Aigle d'Or (France) (1975)
- Orange Prize shortlisting; she rejected
- Scottish Arts Council Neil M. Gunn Fellowship (1981)
- Modern Language Association Award (United States) (1982)
- Bennett Award (United States) (1987)
- Premio Malaparte (Italy) (1985)
- Nelly Sachs Prize (Germany) (1986)
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (1988, A Sport of Nature)
- Nobel Prize for Literature (1991)
- Laureate of the International Botev Prize (1996)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best Book from Africa (2002; for The Pickup)
- Booker Prize longlist (2001; for The Pickup)
- Legion of Honour (France) (2007)
- Hon. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Hon. Member, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
- Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (Britain)
- Patron, Congress of South African Writers
- Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)
- At least 15 honorary degrees (the first being Doctor Honoris Causa at Leuven University in Belgium)
- Senior Fellow at Massey College at the University of Toronto (Canada)
- Mexican Aztec Eagle Order (Mexico)
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