Honours and Awards
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters
- Médaille de la France libre
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
- Grand Officer of Merit of the Sovereign Order of Malta
- Dignitary or holder of Orders of the following countries: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Mexico, Monaco, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia
- Honorary Doctorates from York University (Toronto), Boston University (USA) and the University of Tirana (Albania)
- Prix Goncourt (The Rise of Simon Lachaume, 1948)
- Literary Award of the Foundation of Prince Pierre de Monaco (for lifetime achievement, 1966)
- Prix Saint-Simon (Circumstances, 1998)
- Prize Agrippa d'Aubigné (The Good French, 2000)
- Order of Friendship, 1993 (Russia)
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