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Tartu City of Literature international residency programme

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Indian Roots South African Heart

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READING AFRICA 3-9 DECEMBER 2023

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REVIEW OF COPY BOY BY DENNIS PATHER

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Gertrud Irene (Klipp) Strauss

Gertrud Irene (Klipp) Strauss was born on 26th October, 1936 and grew up in the farming area of the Natal midlands. Her parents were

Rubendra Govender

Rubendra Govender Rubendra Govender (1966-) was born in Durban. He hails from a pioneer Indian sugar cane farming family and he lived in Inanda

Michael Cardo

Michael Cardo Michael Cardo (1977 – ) is a Durban-born writer and politician. He grew up in Botha’s Hill, and matriculated from Kearsney College

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,

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”

Sherin Ahmed

Sherin Ahmed Sherin Ahmed is a published writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Her non- fiction has appeared in newspapers, magazines and work-related journals.

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.