Русский Букер
Lurie was the chairperson of the Russian Booker Prize jury (2012). He was awarded the Zvezda magazine Prize (1993, 2003), the Neva magazine Prize (2002), the Peter Vyazemsky Prize (1997), and the I.P. Belkin Prize (2011). He died in Palo Alto, California, United States on 7 August 2015 at the age of 73.