- *In the Heart of the Country* (1976)
- *The Story of My Life* (1983)
- *Dusklands* (1986)
- *Life & Times of Michael K* (1983)
- *White Writing: On the Culture of Letters in South Africa* (1988)
- *Age of Iron* (1990)
- *Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life* (1997)
- *The Master of Petersburg* (1994)
- *Elizabeth Costello* (2003)
- *Slow Man* (2005)
- *Diary of a Bad Year* (2007)
- *Summertime* (2009)
- *Stranger Shores* (2013)
- *The Schooldays of Jesus* (2016)
- *The Death of Jesus* (2019)
Collections:
- *Waiting for the Barbarians* (1980)
- *Three Stories* (1991)
- *The Collected Stories* (1995)
Plays:
- *Waiting for the Barbarians* (play) (1982)
- *In the Heart of the Country* (play) (1985)
- *Life & Times of Michael K* (play) (1990)
Essays and Other Writings:
- *Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship* (1992)
- *The Lives of Animals* (1999)
- *Stranger Shores: Essays 1986–1999* (2001)
- *Elizabeth Costello: Eight Lessons* (2003)
- *Here and Now: Letters 2008-2013* (2013)