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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Ravi Govender

Ravi Govender Ravi Govender was born in Victoria Street, Durban just two blocks from the Indian Market on October 17th not too long ago.

Azad Essa

Azad Essa Azad Essa is an award winning journalist and columnist. He completed a multinational Global Studies MA in 2005 and spent several years

Fiona Khan

Fiona Khan Fiona Khan (1964 – ) is a Durban-based author and poet. She has published a number of children’s books and is interested

Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Wilbur Smith (1933 – ) was born on the 9th January in Northern Rhodesia, now called Zambia. He was educated at Michaelhouse

Douglas Livingstone

Douglas Livingstone Douglas Livingstone (1932- 1996) was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and came to South Africa with his family at ten years of

Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi Kunene Mazisi Kunene (1930 – 2006) was an epic poet who lived in KwaZulu-Natal. He studied at the University of Natal, and won

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.