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Alan Paton

Alan Paton Alan Stewart Paton (1903-1988) was born and educated in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. He started his career by teaching at a school in Ixopo

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

Imraan Coovadia

Imraan Coovadia Born in Durban, Imraan Coovadia (1970 – ) currently resides in Cape Town, where he is a Professor in the English Department

Chris Mann

Chris Mann Chris Mann (1948-) was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and spent the first fifteen years of his working life in rural

John van de Ruit

John van de Ruit John van de Ruit (1975-) was born in Durban and educated at Michaelhouse and the University of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal

Shafinaaz Hassim

Shafinaaz Hassim Shafinaaz Hassim is a sociologist based in Johannesburg. She is the author of ‘Daughters are Diamonds: Honour, Shame & Seclusion — A

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.