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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Victor Stiebel

Victor Stiebel Born in Durban he arrived in Britain in 1924 to study architecture at Jesus College, Cambridge. Having designed for theatre wardrobe at

Jenny Hobbs

Jenny Hobbs Jenny Hobbs (1937 – ) was born in Durban and attended Durban Girls College, St. Annes Diocesan College and the then-University of

Chris Marnewick

Chris Marnewick Chris Marnewick grew up in what was then the Far Northern Transvaal and went to high school at Potgietersrus, now Mokopane. He

Chris Mann

Chris Mann Chris Mann (1948-) was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and spent the first fifteen years of his working life in rural

Phyllis Naidoo

Phyllis Naidoo Phyllis Naidoo (1928 – 2013) was born in Estcourt. She is the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. When she

Penny Haw

Penny Haw Penny Haw was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1963 and grew up on a dairy farm in the Lufafa valley (as featured in

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.