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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Kessie Govender

Kessie Govender Kessie Govender (1942 – 2002) was born in Durban. His grandfather Veeraswami Govender came to South Africa from Poolioor in South India

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.

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

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

Lauretta Ngcobo

Lauretta Ngcobo Lauretta Ngcobo (1931 – 2015 ) Ngcobo was in born at Ixopo, KwaZulu Natal, and educated at Fort Hare University. The rural

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

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.