* Grimus (1975)
* Midnight's Children (1981)
* Skam (1983)
* The Jaguar Smile (1987)
* The Satanic Verses (1988)
* Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990)
* Øst, vest (1994)
* The Moor's Last Sigh (1995)
* The Ground Beneath Her Feet (1999)
* Fury (2001)
* Shalimar the Clown (2005)
* Enchantress of Florence (2008)
* Luka og livets ild (2010)
* To år åtte måneder og tjueåtte netter (2015)
* Det gylne hus (2017)
* Quichotte (2019)
Novellesamlinger
* Øst, vest (1994)
* Imaginary Homelands:Essays and Criticism, 1981–1991 (1991)
* Step Across This Line:Samlet sakprosa, 1992–2002 (2002)
Faglitteratur
* The Jaguar Smile:A Nicaraguan Journey (1987)
* Imaginary Homelands:Essays and Criticism, 1981–1991 (1991)
* Step Across This Line:Samlet sakprosa, 1992–2002 (2002)
* Joseph Anton:A Memoir (2012)
Barnebøker
* Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990)
* Luka og livets ild (2010)