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Eric Miyeni

Eric Miyeni Eric Miyeni is perhaps best known to South African audiences for his acting roles in productions such as the film Cry The

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

Aziz Hassim

Aziz Hassim Durban-born Aziz Hassim (1935 – 2013), spent most of his early years fraternising on the streets in Durban’s Casbah area. The Casbah,

John Conyngham

John Conyngham John Conyngham (1954- ) was born in Durban and brought up on his family’s sugar farm inland from Stanger (now KwaDukuza). After

Mariam Akabor

Mariam Akabor Mariam Akabor (1984 -) was born in Merebank, Durban. She is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s creative writing program. Akabor

Lewis Nkosi

Lewis Nkosi Lewis Nkosi (1936-2010) Born in Chesterville, Durban. Nkosi worked for many years as a magazine editor and broadcast journalist in Durban (Ilanga

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.