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Nezval-Třebíč-Prize (1990)
Prairie Schooner Readers' Choice Award (1992)
Honorary Doctorate of Literature (Haifa, 1992)
Swedish Academy Translation Prize (1999)

Ján Hollý Prize for literary tanslation, 2001

Zora Jesenská Prize, 2002

Ján Hollý Prize for literary translation, K. Gibran: The Prophet and the Art of Peace

Gold Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria, 2002

The Royal Norvegian Order of Merit - The Knight of First Class, for the merit in enhancing contacts between ��������ia and Norway in the field of culture, bestowed by hrh. King Harald V.