Most recent:
The European Book Prize 2020 for the novel Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy) / It Happened on the First of September (Or Some Other Time)
2014 Angelus Central European Literature Award
2009 European Union Prize for Literature
2011 Literary Fund award for an original literary work – the novel Matky/Mothers
1997 Premio Letterario Internazionale Jean Monnet
1995 Ivan Krasko Prize