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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Harold Strachan

Harold Strachan Harold Strachan (1925 – 2020) was born in Pretoria. He obtained a BA (FA) from the University if Pretoria, and won an

Kingsley Holgate

Kingsley Holgate Kingsley Holgate (1946 – ) was born on the 28th of February in Natal. He is an explorer, humanitarian and author. He

Mary Renault

Mary Renault Mary Renault (1905 – 1983) who adopted this pseudonym for writing, was born Mary Challans and was an English writer best known

Jay Naidoo

Jayaseelen “Jay” Naidoo (1954-) was born on 20 December in Durban and matriculated from Sastri College in 1972. At a young age, Naidoo was

Joan Metelerkamp

Joan Metelerkamp Joan Metelerkamp (1956 – ) is a South African poet and recipient of the SANLAM Literary award and Sydney Clouts Prize. Born

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa (1888 – 1935) was born in Lisbon and is regarded today as the greatest Portuguese poet since Camoens. Pessoa died

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.