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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Vera Castleman

Vera Castleman Vera Castleman is a Durban-based writer. She has had an illustrious career in education; she taught Maths and Computer Studies at Brettonwood

Ronald “Ronnie” Kasrils

Ronald “Ronnie” Kasrils Ronnie Kasrils (1938-) was born and educated in Johannesburg at King Edward VII School. He started off as a script writer

Mark Behr

Mark Behr Mark Behr (1963 – 2015) taught English Literature at Rhodes College in the United States, and Creative Writing in the MFA programme

Chris Mann

Chris Mann Chris Mann (1948-) was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and spent the first fifteen years of his working life in rural

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”

James McClure

James McClure James Howe McClure (1939 – 2006) the son of Scottish parents, was born in Johannesburg and educated in Pietermaritzburg (the fictitious ‘Trekkersburg’

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.

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Telephone: +27 11 327 3550
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Lindy Stiebel

Telephone: +27 31 260 2308
Email: lindybl@iafrica.com
Email: stiebell@ukzn.ac.za