- 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize, winner[10]
- 2014 Costa Book of the Year, winner.[11]
- 2014 Duff Cooper Prize, shortlist.[12]
- 2015 Thwaites Wainwright Prize, longlist.[12]
- 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, shortlist.[13]
- 2016 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, winner[14]
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