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.
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.
Praba Moodley
Praba Moodley Praba Moodley (1965-) was born in Pietermaritzburg. A lover of books from an early age, Moodley grew up on a strong diet
Dr. Goonum
Dr. Goonum Doctor Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (1906 – 1999) The woman who most people knew as Dr Goonam was named Gonarathnam when she was
Tracey Farren
Tracey Farren Tracey Farren (1966 – ) grew up on the South Coast of Natal. She is now a full time writer and lives
Aziz Hassim
Aziz Hassim Durban-born Aziz Hassim (1935 – 2013), spent most of his early years fraternising on the streets in Durban’s Casbah area. The Casbah,
Agnes Lottering
Agnes Lottering Agnes Lottering (1937-) was born in rural KwaZulu Natal’s Ngome Rain Forest. Her parents were Benjamin and Winnefred Rorke (neé) Nunn, both
Ravi Govender
Ravi Govender Ravi Govender was born in Victoria Street, Durban just two blocks from the Indian Market on October 17th not too long ago.
