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William Plomer

William Plomer William Charles Franklyn Plomer (1903 – 1973) was a prolific author of biographies, autobiographies, poetry, librettos, prose fiction and non-fiction. Plomer was

Benedict Vilakazi

Benedict Vilakazi Benedict Vilakazi (1906-1947) was born at Groutville Mission Station. He was a Zulu poet, novelist, scholar and a teacher. The fifth child

Gail Dendy

Gail Dendy Gail Dendy (1957 – ) was born in Durban and lived in Durban North during her school and early university years. As

Dave Freer

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

Sihle Khumalo

Sihle Khumalo Sihle Khumalo (1975 – ) was born in Nqutu in rural KwaZulu-Natal. He completed his matric at Sukuma Comprehensive School in Imbali

Azad Essa

Azad Essa Azad Essa is an award winning journalist and columnist. He completed a multinational Global Studies MA in 2005 and spent several years

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.