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Shubnum Khan

Shubnum Khan Shubnum Khan is a South African writer and university lecturer. She has a Media Studies degree summa cum laude and a Masters

Ester Lee

Ester Lee Ester Lee (1936-) born in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, Mozambique. After completing high school, as there was then no university in the

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”

Herbert Dhlomo

Herbert Dhlomo Herbert I. E. Dhlomo (1903 – 1956) the younger brother of R.R.R. Dhlomo, was born in Siyama Village near Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South

Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe (1928 – 2013) was educated at Lancing and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He did his National Service in the British Marines before going

Clive Lawrence

Clive Lawrance Clive Lawrance (1935- ) was born in Pietermaritzburg. At the age of six his family moved to Irene outside Pretoria. Educated at

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.