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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

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

Moira Lovell

Moira Lovell Moira Lovell (1951- ), a former Head of English at The Wykeham Collegiate, private girls’ school in Pietermaritzburg, has published four poetry

Jann Turner

Jann Turner (1964 – ) spent her childhood in the Cape until 1978 when her father, Rick Turner, a Natal University academic and anti-apartheid

Sibusiso Nyembezi

Sibusiso Nyembezi Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919 – 2000) was born in Babanango and is known as a Zulu novelist, poet, scholar, teacher and editor. The

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

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.