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Alan Paton

Alan Paton Alan Stewart Paton (1903-1988) was born and educated in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. He started his career by teaching at a school in Ixopo

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

Phyllis Naidoo

Phyllis Naidoo Phyllis Naidoo (1928 – 2013) was born in Estcourt. She is the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. When she

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

Bessie Head

Bessie Head Bessie Head (1937-1986), one of Africa’s most prominent writers, was born in Pietermaritzburg’s Fort Napier Mental Institution. The child of an “illicit”

John van de Ruit

John van de Ruit John van de Ruit (1975-) was born in Durban and educated at Michaelhouse and the University of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal

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.