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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Dianne Stewart

Dianne Stewart compiled and edited Durban in a Word, a collection of reflections on the city, by a number of prominent KwaZulu-Natal writers. She

Johan van Wyk

Johan van Wyk Johan van Wyk (1956 – 2022) was born in the small mining town of Welkom, Orange Free State. His father worked

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.

June Drummond

June Drummond (1923 – 2011) From a review of Loose Cannon (2003) by Margaret von Klemperer. It was back at the end of the

Mariam Akabor

Mariam Akabor Mariam Akabor (1984 -) was born in Merebank, Durban. She is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s creative writing program. Akabor

Tony Park

Tony Park was born in 1964 and grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has worked as a newspaper reporter in

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.