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DJ Opperman

DJ Opperman Diederik (or Dirk) Johannes Opperman (1914–1985) was one of the best-known Afrikaans poets of the twentieth century. He was born on 29

Nazia Peer

Nazia Peer Nazia Peer (1978 -) lives in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal. She went to school at Westville Girls High School (WGHS) where she excelled at

Nick Mulgrew

Nick Mulgrew Nick Mulgrew (1990 – ) was born in Durban to British parents. He attended school at Crawford College North Coast and continued

John Conyngham

John Conyngham John Conyngham (1954- ) was born in Durban and brought up on his family’s sugar farm inland from Stanger (now KwaDukuza). After

Robert Berold

Robert Berold Robert Berold (1948 – ) is a poet and editor. Born in Johannesburg, he matriculated from Hilton College in KwaZulu-Natal at the

Jann Turner

Jann Turner (1964 – ) spent her childhood in the Cape until 1978 when her father, Rick Turner, a Natal University academic and anti-apartheid

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.