Norman Manea - Honors

Honors

• 1979 - Literary Prize of the Bucharest Writers’ Association (Romania)
• 1984 – Literary Prize of the Romanian Writer’s Union (withdrawn by the Communist authorities)
• 1987 – DAAD Berliner Künstler Programm Grant (Germany)
• 1988 – Fulbright Scholarship, Catholic University, Washington, DC (USA)
• 1989-1992 – International Academy for Scholarship and the Arts Fellowship, Bard College (USA)
• 1992 – Guggenheim Fellowship (USA)
• 1992 – MacArthur Fellows Award (USA)
• 1993 – The National Jewish Book Award (USA)
• 1996 – The Marie Syrkin Jerusalem Fellowship in Letters (Israel)
• 1997 – The Bukovina Literary Prize (Romania)
• 2002 – The International Nonino Prize (Italy)
• 2004, 2005 – American Academy Fellowship in Berlin (Germany)
• 2004 – The Napoli Literary Prize for foreign novel (Italy)
• 2005 - Holtzbrinck Prize of the American Academy in Berlin (Germany)
• 2005 – Best foreign book in Spain (El Regreso del Huligan / The Hooligan’s Return)
• 2006 – Lux Mundi, the Cultural Award of Radio Romania Cultural (Romania)
• 2006 – Elected jury member of the International Nonino Prize (Italy)
• 2006 – Finalist, Prix Femina (France)
• 2006 – Prix Médicis Étranger (France)
• 2006 – The Cultural Prize of Romanian International Television (Romania)
• 2006 – Elected member of the Berlin Academy of Art (Germany)
• 2007 – Finalist, Latinity Prize of the Association of Latin Countries
• 2007 – Awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (in rank of Commander) by the President of Romania (Romania)
• 2008 – Honorary degree in literature, University of Bucharest (Romania)
• 2008 – Honorary degree in literature, Babeș-Bolyai University (Romania)
• 2009 – The Literary Award of the Fondation du Judaisme Français (France)
• 2009 – Finalist, Literary Prize of Fundación Príncipe de Asturias (Spain)
• 2009 – The Observator Cultural Lifetime Award Opera Omnia (Romania)
• 2009 - Legion of Honour (France)
• 2011 - Nelly Sachs Prize (Germany)
• 2012 - fellow of the Royal Society of Literature