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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Ncamisile Makhambeni

Ncamisile Makhambeni Ncamisile Makhambeni (1947 – ) was born in Durban. She is a qualified nursing sister who has an MA degree in African

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”

Clive Lawrence

Clive Lawrance Clive Lawrance (1935- ) was born in Pietermaritzburg. At the age of six his family moved to Irene outside Pretoria. Educated at

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

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,

Gomolemo Mokae

Gomolemo Mokae Dr Mokae was born in Ga-Mokopane, a town situated in Limpopo. He was the eighth child of Reverend Modisagarekwe Michael and Lotlamoreng

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.