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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Nat Nakasa

Nat Nakasa Nathaniel Ndzana Nakasa (1937-1965) was a journalist and short story writer born in Durban. Coming from a working class family, he was

Pamela Power

Pamela Power Pamela Power was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on the 4th August, 1968. She was educated at the Dominican Convent School in

Jenny Hobbs

Jenny Hobbs Jenny Hobbs (1937 – ) was born in Durban and attended Durban Girls College, St. Annes Diocesan College and the then-University of

Fatima Meer

Fatima Meer Fatima Meer (1928 – 2010) was born in Grey Street, Durban. Her father, Moosa Meer was the editor of Indian Views, a

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

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”

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.