- (1956) Novel: "Les Racines du Ciel". NOTES: (1) Filmed as The Roots of Heaven (1958). (2) Won the 1956 Prix Goncourt Award.
- (1953) Novel: "The Colors of the Day". NOTE: Filmed as The Man Who Understood Women (1959).
- (1961) Stage: Wrote source material ("Promise at Dawn") for "First Love", produced on Broadway. Written by Samuel A. Taylor. Directed by Alfred Lunt. Morosco Theatre: 25 Dec 1961-13 Jan 1962 (24 performances). Cast: Guy Arbury, Jack Bittner, Bert Conway, Lili Darvas (as "Nina Kacew"), Peter de Vise (as "Second Schoolboy"), Reynolds Evans (as "The King of Sweden"), Brendan Fay, Claude Gersene, Peter Gumeny, Dale Johnson, Daniel Keyes, Zohra Lampert (as "Ilyena"), Chet London, Boris Marshalov, Hugh B. O'Brien (as "Romain"), Tim O'Connor (as "Rene Bouchard"), Sándor Szabó, Rex Thompson, Sasha von Scherler, Dale Whitman. Produced by Roger L. Stevens and Frederick Brisson. Produced in association with Samuel A. Taylor. NOTE: Filmed as Promise at Dawn (1970), Promise at Dawn (2017).
- (1987) Stage: "Roza" on Broadway. Musical.
- (4/19/87-6/21/87) Stage: Wrote source material (book) for "Roza," in a West Coast premiere at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, with Georgia Brown in the cast. Julian More wrote the book / lyrics. Gilbert Bécaud was composer. Harold Prince was director.
- (1977) Novel: "Claire de Femme". NOTE: Filmed as Womanlight (1979).
- (1977) Novel: "La vie devant soi". NOTES: (1) Filmed as Madame Rosa (1977), La vie devant soi (2010). (2) Won the 1977 Prix Goncourt award.
- (1958) Novel: "Lady L". NOTE: Filmed as Lady L (1965).
- (1967) Novel: "The Dance of Genghis Cohn". NOTE: Filmed as Genghis Cohn (1993).
- (1974) Novel (as Emile Ajar): "Gros câlin". NOTE: Filmed as Gros câlin (1979).
- (1968) Novel: "La Tete Coupable" (aAk "The Guilty Head"). NOTE: Filmed as Les faussaires (1994).
- (1965) Novel: "The Ski Bum". NOTE: Filmed as The Ski Bum (1971).
- (1980) Novel: "Les cerfs-volants". NOTE: Filmed as Lila (1984).
- (1975) Novel: "Au-delà de cette limite votre ticket n'est plus valable". NOTE: Filmed as Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981).
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