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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Abdul Milazi

Abdul Milazi Abdul Milazi (1966 – ) is a celebrated poet, author and highly accomplished journalist and was born in Umzimkhulwane village in Port

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”

Kessie Govender

Kessie Govender Kessie Govender (1942 – 2002) was born in Durban. His grandfather Veeraswami Govender came to South Africa from Poolioor in South India

Tony Park

Tony Park was born in 1964 and grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has worked as a newspaper reporter in

Deena Padayachee

Deena Padayachee Deena Padayachee (1953 – ) was born in Durban in 1953 and grew up in rural Umhlali. He graduated from Stanger High

Graham Lang

Graham Lang Graham Lang (1955 – ) was born in Zimbabwe. His family moved to South Africa in 1965 where he studied at Maritzburg

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.