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Jann Turner

Jann Turner (1964 – ) spent her childhood in the Cape until 1978 when her father, Rick Turner, a Natal University academic and anti-apartheid

Benedict Vilakazi

Benedict Vilakazi Benedict Vilakazi (1906-1947) was born at Groutville Mission Station. He was a Zulu poet, novelist, scholar and a teacher. The fifth child

Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi Kunene Mazisi Kunene (1930 – 2006) was an epic poet who lived in KwaZulu-Natal. He studied at the University of Natal, and won

Mike Hardwich

Mike Hardwich Mike Hardwich (1947 – ) was born in the Transvaal and was schooled in Johannesburg. In 1965 he attended university in Pietermaritzburg,

Dave Freer

Dave Freer Dave Freer (1959 – ) was born in Durban to a teacher mother and an African Languages linguist father, who worked for

Johan van Wyk

Johan van Wyk Johan van Wyk (1956 – 2022) was born in the small mining town of Welkom, Orange Free State. His father worked

What is Literary Tourism?

Literary Tourism is tourism that deals with places and events from fictional texts as well as the lives of their authors. This could include following the route a fictional character charts in a novel, visiting particular settings from a story or tracking down the haunts of a novelist.

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Hello and welcome to the KZN Literary Tourism website. Through this site, we aim to provide an invaluable resource for those interested in the relatively new field of Literary Tourism as well as provide information on the work we are currently doing from our base in Durban, South Africa.