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Indian Roots South African Heart

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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,

John Conyngham

John Conyngham John Conyngham (1954- ) was born in Durban and brought up on his family’s sugar farm inland from Stanger (now KwaDukuza). After

Lewis Nkosi

Lewis Nkosi Lewis Nkosi (1936-2010) Born in Chesterville, Durban. Nkosi worked for many years as a magazine editor and broadcast journalist in Durban (Ilanga

Trevor Kleinhans

Trevor Kleinhans Trevor Kleinhans (1962 – ) was born and raised in Durban. His debut novel, Secrets Make You Sick, is an intimate and

Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese

Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese (1990 – ) is a Durban born writer. She was raised by her mother, a Sotho domestic worker from the Eastern Cape, and

Michael Chapman

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

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.