Premio Viareggio 1953 for Il Sergente nella neve
Premio Bancarellino 1963 for Il sergente nella neve
Premio Campiello e Premio Bagutta 1979 for Storia di Tönle
Premio Grinzane Cavour 1996 for Le stagioni di Giacomo
Premio Feltrinelli per la narrativa 1997
Premio Chiara 2003 to the career
The conferment of an honorary doctorate in 2007 from the University of Genoa.
With President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi for his appointment as a Grand Cross Knight, January 27, 2003 (by FotoArena).
Honorary doctorate in Forestry and Environmental Sciences of Padua, 1998.
Appointment as a Grand Cross Knight, Rome, 2003.
Honorary doctorate in Political science, University of Genoa, 2007.
Commandery of the French Academy for culture and arts, 2007.
