Novels
- Chronique des sept misères (1986). Translated by Linda Coverdale as Chronicle of the Seven Sorrows (University of Nebraska Press, 1999).
- Solibo magnifique (1988). Translated by Rose-Myriam Réjouis and Val Vinokurov as Solibo Magnificent (Pantheon, 1998; Granta, 1999).
- Texaco (1992). Translated by Rose-Myriam Réjouis and Val Vinokurov (Pantheon/Granta, 1997).
- L'Esclave vieil homme et le Molosse (1997). Translated by Linda Coverdale under the titles Slave Old Man (The New Press, 2018) and The Old Slave and the Mastiff (Dialogue Books, 2018).
- Biblique des derniers gestes (2002).
- Un dimanche au cachot (2008).
- Les Neuf consciences du malfini (2009).
- L'Empreinte à Crusoé (2012).
- Hypérion victimaire : Martiniquais épouvantable (2013). Republished as J'ai toujours aimé la nuit (2017).
- La Matière de l'absence (2016).
- Le Conteur, la Nuit et le Panier (2021)
- Le Vent du nord dans les fougères glacées (2022)
Autobiography
- Antan d'enfance (1990). Translated by Carol Volk as Childhood (University of Nebraska Press/Granta, 1999).
- Chemin d'école (1994). Translated by Linda Coverdale as School Days (University of Nebraska Press, 1997; Granta, 1998).
- À bout d'enfance (2005).
Essays
- Éloge de la créolité (1989). With Jean Bernabé et Raphaël Confiant.
- Martinique (1989). Photographs by Michel Renaudeau and Emmanuel Valentin.
- Lettres créoles : tracées antillaises et continentales de la littérature : Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane : 1635-1975 (1991). With Raphaël Confiant
- Guyane : traces-mémoires du bagne (1994). Photographs by Rodolphe Hammadi.
- Ecrire en pays dominé (1997).
- Frères migrants (2017). Translated by Matthew Amos and Fredrik Rönnbäck as Migrant Brothers (Yale University Press, 2018).
Other
- Delgrès : les Antilles sous Bonaparte (1981). With Georges Puisy and illustrated by Georges Puisy.
- Manman Dlo contre la fée Carabosse (1982).
- Au temps de l'antan : contes du pays Martinique (1989). Translated by Linda Coverdale under the titles Creole Folktales (The New Press, 1994) and Strange Words (Granta, 1998).
- Elmire des sept bonheurs (1998). Translated by Mark Polizzotti as Seven Dreams of Elmira (Zoland Books, 1999). Photographs by Jean-Luc de Laguarigue.
- Le Papillon et la Lumière (2013). Illustrated by Ianna Andreadis.
Screenplays
- L'Exil du roi Behanzin (1994). Directed by Guy Deslauriers.
- Le Passage du Milieu (2000). Directed by Guy Deslauriers.
- Biguine (2004). Directed by Guy Deslauriers.
- Nord Plage (2004). Directed by José Hayot.
- Aliker (2009). Directed by Guy Deslauriers.
Comics
- "Monsieur Coutcha" by Tony Delsham. Monthly comic that started in 1972, illustrated by Chamoiseau under the pseudonym "Abel". Compiled and published as Le retour de Monsieur Coutcha (1984).[5]
- Encyclomerveille d'un tueur #1 : L'orphelin de Cocoyer Grands-Boi (2009).[6] Illustrated by Thierry Ségur.
Children's literature
- Émerveilles (1998).
