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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe Tom Sharpe (1928 – 2013) was educated at Lancing and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his National Service in the British Marines

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender

Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born in Cato Manor, Durban. Her father is the celebrated playwright, Ronnie Govender who won the 1997

Kirsten Miller

Kirsten Miller Kirsten Miller (1970 – ) was born in Port Elizabeth, and graduated with an Honours degree, Cum Laude in Drama in Education

Abdul Milazi

Abdul Milazi Abdul Milazi (1966 – ) is a celebrated poet, author and highly accomplished journalist and was born in Umzimkhulwane village in Port

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”

Elleke Boehmer

Elleke Boehmer Elleke Boehmer (1961-) was born to Dutch parents in Durban, South Africa in 1961. She was educated in South Africa and at

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.