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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith Wilbur Smith (1933 – ) was born on the 9th January in Northern Rhodesia, now called Zambia. He was educated at Michaelhouse

Ronnie Govender

Ronnie Govender Ronnie Govender (1934 – ) was born in Cato Manor, Durban, and has strong feelings about this community as is evident in

Ncamisile Makhambeni

Ncamisile Makhambeni Ncamisile Makhambeni (1947 – ) was born in Durban. She is a qualified nursing sister who has an MA degree in African

Alan Paton

Alan Paton Alan Stewart Paton (1903-1988) was born and educated in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. He started his career by teaching at a school in Ixopo

Mafika Pascal Gwala

Mafika Pascal Gwala Mafika Pascal Gwala (1946 – 2014) was a contemporary South African poet and editor, writing in English and Zulu. Gwala was

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.

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Telephone: +27 11 327 3550
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Lindy Stiebel

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Email: lindybl@iafrica.com
Email: stiebell@ukzn.ac.za