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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Viroshen Chetty

Viroshen Chetty Viroshen Chetty (1972 – ) was born in Durban. He works in community media as a writer, editor, publisher, documentary filmmaker, video

Johan van Wyk

Johan van Wyk Johan van Wyk (1956 – 2022) was born in the small mining town of Welkom, Orange Free State. His father worked

Dumisani Sibiya

Dumisani Sibiya Dumisani Sibiya was born in 1976 in Nquthu, Northern KwaZulu-Natal. Sibiya is an award-winning novelist who writes predominantly in IsiZulu and holds

Sita Gandhi

Sita Gandhi Sita Gandhi (1928-1999) was Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter. She wrote a memoir of her childhood in Phoenix Settlement, titled Sita – Memoirs of

Nakanjani Sibiya

Nakanjani Sibiya Nakanjani Sibiya (1967 – ) was born at Gcotsheni, Eshowe in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. His place of birth features prominently in

John Dube

John Dube John Dube (1871 – 1946) was born in the Inanda district and was the author of the first historical novel in Zulu.

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.