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Tyron Love

Tyron Love (1982 – ) is a KwaZulu-Natal-born cartoonist. In 2000, he enrolled for (and later completed) a degree in animation at the Centre

Fred Khumalo

Fred Khumalo Fred Khumalo (1966 – ) was born in Chesterville, and grew up in Mpumalanga Township near the industrial area of Hammersdale, Durban.

Bessie Head

Bessie Head Bessie Head (1937-1986), one of Africa’s most prominent writers, was born in Pietermaritzburg’s Fort Napier Mental Institution. The child of an “illicit”

Gustav Preller

Gustav Preller Gustav Preller was born in Cape Town into a well known South African literary and artistic family. He started writing only in

Laurens van der Post

Laurens van der Post Laurens Jan van der Post (1906 – 1996) was born in Philippolis. His father, Christiaan Willem Hendrik van der Post,

Mandla Langa

Mandla Langa Mandla Langa (1950 – ) was born in Stanger, Durban, and grew up in KwaMashu township, whereafter he studied for a BA

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.