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Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi Kunene Mazisi Kunene (1930 – 2006) was an epic poet who lived in KwaZulu-Natal. He studied at the University of Natal, and won

Mafika Pascal Gwala

Mafika Pascal Gwala Mafika Pascal Gwala (1946 – 2014) was a contemporary South African poet and editor, writing in English and Zulu. Gwala was

Tyron Love

Tyron Love Tyron Love (1982 – ) is a KwaZulu-Natal-born cartoonist. In 2000, he enrolled for (and later completed) a degree in animation at

Mi Hlatshwayo

Mi Hlatshwayo Mi S’dumo Hlatshwayo (1951 – ) grew up as an “illegitimate” child in a working-class household in Cato Manor/ M’Kumbane – a

Michael Power

Michael Power Michael Power (1933 – ) was born in Pietermaritzburg in 1933 and educated at St Aidan’s, Grahamstown. He did a BA at

James McClure

James McClure James Howe McClure (1939 – 2006) the son of Scottish parents, was born in Johannesburg and educated in Pietermaritzburg (the fictitious ‘Trekkersburg’

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.