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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,

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’

Michael Chapman

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

Jan van Tonder

Jan van Tonder .Jan Christiaan van Tonder was born on 29 August 1954 and grew up in Durban. He has a degree in psychology

Sifiso Mzobe

Sifiso Mzobe Sifiso Mzobe was born and bred in the Durban township of Umlazi, where he obtained his primary schooling and where he currently

Mewa Ramgobin

Mewa Ramgobin Mewa Ramgobin (1932 – 2016) was born in Inanda, Natal. He was President of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) that was founded

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.