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Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman Michael Chapman (1945 – ) is a prominent academic, literary critic and commentator on southern African literature. Born in Durban, he went

David Schmahmann

David Schmahmann David Schmahmann grew up and went to high school in Durban. His mother was one of the founders of the Progressive Party

Laurens van der Post

Laurens van der Post Laurens Jan van der Post (1906 – 1996) was born in Philippolis. His father, Christiaan Willem Hendrik van der Post,

Gladman Ngubo

Gladman Ngubo Gladman Ngubo, also known by the name Mvukuzane, was born in Durban in Cato Manor (Mkhumbane) the place of stokvels and Marabi

Jann Turner

Jann Turner (1964 – ) spent her childhood in the Cape until 1978 when her father, Rick Turner, a Natal University academic and anti-apartheid

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”

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.