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Indian Roots South African Heart

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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

Meshack Masondo

Meshack Masondo Meshack Masondo (? – 2013) was born and raised in the small, rural village of Nqutu in KwaZulu Natal. He went to

Daphne Rooke

Daphne Rooke Daphne Rooke (1914 – 2009), (pseudonym Robert Pointon used sometimes) was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, of an English father and Afrikaans mother.

Ishara Maharaj

Ishara Maharaj Born in Durban, Ishara Maharaj graduated with degrees in Linguistics and Organisational Psychology from Rhodes University and UCT. Her debut novel, Namaste

Barbara Trapido

Barbara Trapido Barbara Trapido was born in 1941 in Cape Town but raised in Durban. She studied at the University of Natal, gaining a

Lauretta Ngcobo

Lauretta Ngcobo Lauretta Ngcobo (1931 – 2015 ) Ngcobo was in born at Ixopo, KwaZulu Natal, and educated at Fort Hare University. The rural

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.