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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Bhekisisa Mncube

Bhekisisa Mncube BHEKISISA MNCUBE was born and raised in the small town of Eshowe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. He says he was born in South

Ellen Kuzwayo

Ellen Kuzwayo Ellen Kuzwayo (1914 – 2006) was a women’s rights activist and writer. In 1937 she graduated from a teacher’s training course at

Mark Behr

Mark Behr Mark Behr (1963 – 2015) taught English Literature at Rhodes College in the United States, and Creative Writing in the MFA programme

Marguerite Poland

Marguerite Poland Marguerite Poland (1950 -) was born in Gauteng on 3 April 1950 and when she was two years old, the Poland family

Riana Scheepers

Riana Scheepers Riana Scheepers was born on 9 December 1957, at Vryheid in Natal. She matriculated from Vryheid High School in 1975 and studied

Deena Padayachee

Deena Padayachee Deena Padayachee (1953 – ) was born in Durban in 1953 and grew up in rural Umhlali. He graduated from Stanger High

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.