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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Fiona Khan

Fiona Khan Fiona Khan (1964 – ) is a Durban-based author and poet. She has published a number of children’s books and is interested

Mandla Langa

Mandla Langa Mandla Langa (1950 – ) was born in Stanger, Durban, and grew up in KwaMashu township, whereafter he studied for a BA

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

Gcina Mhlophe

Gcina Mhlophe Gcina Mhlophe (1959 – ) Born in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, Mhlophe now lives in Durban. Gcina Mhlophe has been writing and performing on

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

Mewa Ramgobin

Mewa Ramgobin Mewa Ramgobin (1932 – 2016) was born in Inanda, Natal. He was President of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) that was founded

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.