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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Andy Mason

Andy Mason Andy Mason (1954 – ) (pseudonym N.D. Mazin used sometimes) is a cartoonist who was born in Pietermaritzberg and studied at the

Ellen Kuzwayo

Ellen Kuzwayo Ellen Kuzwayo (1914 – 2006) was a women’s rights activist and writer. In 1937 she graduated from a teacher’s training course at

David Schmahmann

David Schmahmann David Schmahmann grew up and went to high school in Durban. His mother was one of the founders of the Progressive Party

Bessie Head

Bessie Head Bessie Head (1937-1986), one of Africa’s most prominent writers, was born in Pietermaritzburg’s Fort Napier Mental Institution. The child of an “illicit”

Roy Campbell

Roy Campbell Roy Campbell (1901 – 1957) was born in Durban, the son of Dr Samuel George Campbell. Roy Campbell co-edited (with William Plomer

Futhi Ntshingila

Futhi Ntshingila Futhi Ntshingila was born in 1974. She grew up in a Pietermaritzburg township called Imbali Unit 18. After Matric, she worked with

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.