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 Story of an African Farm (novel initially published under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) by Olive Schreiner 1883