The following is a list of notable works of fiction which are set in South Africa:

• Age of Iron by J.M. Coetzee
• Karoo Boy by Troy Blacklaws
• Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer
• The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer
• Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful by Alan Paton
• Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
• Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton
• Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
• Embrace by Mark Behr
• Fiela's Child by Dalene Matthee
• Flowers in the Sand by Clive Algar
• Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
• In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee
• July's People by Nadine Gordimer
• Journeys to the End of the World by Clive Algar
• Life & Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee
• The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
• A Song in the Morning by Gerald Seymour
• No Turning Back by Beverley Naidoo
• Tween Snow and Fire;: A Tale of South Africa by Bertram Mitford (novelist)
• The Gun-Runner: A Tale of Zululand by Bertram Mitford
• The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
• Tandia by Bryce Courtenay
• Time of the Butcherbird by Alex la Guma
• Whitethorn by Bryce Courtenay
• When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith
• The Sound of Thunder by Wilbur Smith
• A Sparrow Falls by Wilbur Smith
• The Burning Shore by Wilbur Smith
• Power of the Sword by Wilbur Smith
• Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard
• King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard
• Jess by H. Rider Haggard
• Swallow by H. Rider Haggard
• The Diamond Hunters by Wilbur Smith
• Great Elephant by Alan Scholefield
• The Stone Flower by Alan Scholefield
• Wild Dog Running by Alan Scholefield
• A View of Vultures by Alan Scholefield
• Dash from Diamond City by George Manville Fenn
• The Covenant by James A. Michener
• The Servants' Quarters by Lynn Freed
• House of Women by Lynn Freed
• Vortex by Larry Bond
• No Time Like the Present by Nadine Gordimer
• The Promise by Damon Galgut