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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”

Ester Lee

Ester Lee Ester Lee (1936-) born in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, Mozambique. After completing high school, as there was then no university in the

Kessie Govender

Kessie Govender Kessie Govender (1942 – 2002) was born in Durban. His grandfather Veeraswami Govender came to South Africa from Poolioor in South India

Jenny Hobbs

Jenny Hobbs Jenny Hobbs (1937 – ) was born in Durban and attended Durban Girls College, St. Annes Diocesan College and the then-University of

Melissa Delport

Melissa Delport Melissa Delport (1980 – ) matriculated in 1997 from Pinetown Girls’ High School and graduated from the University of South Africa with

Naresh Veeran

Naresh Veeran Naresh Veeran (1974 – ) is the best-selling author of the crime thriller, 31 Million Reasons, which was published in late 2007.

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.