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Sita Gandhi

Sita Gandhi Sita Gandhi (1928-1999) was Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter. She wrote a memoir of her childhood in Phoenix Settlement, titled Sita – Memoirs of

Harold Strachan

Harold Strachan Harold Strachan (1925 – 2020) was born in Pretoria. He obtained a BA (FA) from the University if Pretoria, and won an

Jonny Steinberg

Jonny Steinberg Jonny Steinberg (1970 – ) is a South African writer and scholar. In the mid-1990s he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and

Joan Metelerkamp

Joan Metelerkamp Joan Metelerkamp (1956 – ) is a South African poet and recipient of the SANLAM Literary award and Sydney Clouts Prize. Born

Kenneth Bhengu

Kenneth Bhengu Kenneth Bhengu (1916 – 1985) known as the sage of Ndwendwe, lived in Cato Manor where he set three of his novels,

Sibusiso Nyembezi

Sibusiso Nyembezi Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919 – 2000) was born in Babanango and is known as a Zulu novelist, poet, scholar, teacher and editor. The

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.