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Tartu City of Literature international residency programme

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Indian Roots South African Heart

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READING AFRICA 3-9 DECEMBER 2023

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REVIEW OF COPY BOY BY DENNIS PATHER

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Dashen Naicker

Dashen Naicker Dashen Naicker was born in Durban, South Africa in 1986. He has performed at numerous events and festivals across the country, including

Nat Nakasa

Nat Nakasa Nathaniel Ndzana Nakasa (1937-1965) was a journalist and short story writer born in Durban. Coming from a working class family, he was

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

Mary Renault

Mary Renault Mary Renault (1905 – 1983) who adopted this pseudonym for writing, was born Mary Challans and was an English writer best known

David Schmahmann

David Schmahmann David Schmahmann grew up and went to high school in Durban. His mother was one of the founders of the Progressive Party

Margaret Daymond

Margaret Daymond Unknown-2021. After a first degree at the University of Natal (UN) and an MA from the University of Cambridge, Margaret Daymond took

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.