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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Laurens van der Post

Laurens van der Post Laurens Jan van der Post (1906 – 1996) was born in Philippolis. His father, Christiaan Willem Hendrik van der Post,

Marí Peté

Marí Peté (nèe Greyling) (1964 – ) was born in Middelburg (Mpumalanga province) and grew up in Witbank, where she matriculated at Hoërskool Patriot

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

Kenneth Bhengu

Kenneth Bhengu Kenneth Bhengu (1916 – 1985) known as the sage of Ndwendwe, lived in Cato Manor where he set three of his novels,

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

Dashen Naicker

Dashen Naicker Dashen Naicker was born in Durban, South Africa in 1986. He has performed at numerous events and festivals across the country, including

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.