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Michael Power

Michael Power Michael Power (1933 – ) was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1933 and educated at St Aidan’s, Grahamstown. He did a BA at

Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese

Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese (1990 – ) is a Durban born writer. She was raised by her mother, a Sotho domestic worker from the Eastern Cape, and

DJ Opperman

DJ Opperman Diederik (or Dirk) Johannes Opperman (1914–1985) was one of the best-known Afrikaans poets of the twentieth century. He was born on 29

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

Minenhle Mthembu

Minenhle Mthembu is a vibrant poet whose take on childhood stories, influenced by his grandmother, showcases the beauty and richness of African language. Being

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa (1888 – 1935) was born in Lisbon and is regarded today as the greatest Portuguese poet since Camoens. Pessoa died

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.