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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Dave Freer

Dave Freer Dave Freer (1959 – ) was born in Durban to a teacher mother and an African Languages linguist father, who worked for

Herbert Dhlomo

Herbert Dhlomo Herbert I. E. Dhlomo (1903 – 1956) the younger brother of R.R.R. Dhlomo, was born in Siyama Village near Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South

Moira Lovell

Moira Lovell Moira Lovell (1951- ), a former Head of English at The Wykeham Collegiate, private girls’ school in Pietermaritzburg, has published four poetry

Malla Nunn

Malla Nunn Malla Nunn was born in Swaziland in Southern Africa. She attended Florence Christian Academy, a “mixed race” boarding school. In the 1970s

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

Dashen Naicker

Dashen Naicker Dashen Naicker was born in Durban, South Africa in 1986. He has performed at numerous events and festivals across the country, including

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.