He is a winner of the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1972, the Prix Goncourt in 1978 for his novel "Rue des boutiques obscures".
He is a winner of the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française znd the 2014 Nobel Prize laureate in literature. In 1972, the Prix Goncourt in 1978 for his novel "Rue des boutiques obscures".