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Skhumbuzo Letlaka

Skhumbuzo Letlaka (1964 – ) was born in the area of St. Wendolins Ridge, near Durban, and is the last born of ten children.

Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman Michael Chapman (1945 – ) is a prominent academic, literary critic and commentator on southern African literature. Born in Durban, he went

Malla Nunn

Malla Nunn Malla Nunn was born in Swaziland in Southern Africa. She attended Florence Christian Academy, a “mixed race” boarding school. In the 1970s

Dr. Goonum

Dr. Goonum Doctor Kesaveloo Goonaruthnum Naidoo (1906 – 1999) The woman who most people knew as Dr Goonam was named Gonarathnam when she was

Deena Padayachee

Deena Padayachee Deena Padayachee (1953 – ) was born in Durban in 1953 and grew up in rural Umhlali. He graduated from Stanger High

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.