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Fred Khumalo

Fred Khumalo Fred Khumalo (1966 – ) was born in Chesterville, and grew up in Mpumalanga Township near the industrial area of Hammersdale, Durban.

Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe Tom Sharpe (1928 – 2013) was educated at Lancing and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his National Service in the British Marines

Margaret von Klemperer

Margaret von Klemperer Margaret von Klemperer (1948 – ) was born and educated in England, and came to South Africa when she married a

Mafika Pascal Gwala

Mafika Pascal Gwala Mafika Pascal Gwala (1946 – 2014) was a contemporary South African poet and editor, writing in English and Zulu. Gwala was

Nomavenda Mathiane

Nomavenda Mathiane Nomavenda Mathiane is a journalist who has worked for most major South African newspapers. She cut her teeth at The World during

Mary Renault

Mary Renault Mary Renault (1905 – 1983) who adopted this pseudonym for writing, was born Mary Challans and was an English writer best known

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.