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.
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.
Craig Higginson
Craig Higginson Craig Higginson was born in Zimbabwe. He attended Michaelhouse and Clifton Nottingham Road before leaving South Africa at the end of 1995
Sifiso Mzobe
Sifiso Mzobe Sifiso Mzobe was born and bred in the Durban township of Umlazi, where he obtained his primary schooling and where he currently
Praba Moodley
Praba Moodley Praba Moodley (1965-) was born in Pietermaritzburg. A lover of books from an early age, Moodley grew up on a strong diet
Musawenkosi Khanyile
Musawenkosi Khanyile Musawenkosi Khanyile was born in 1991 and raised in Nseleni. He holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Zululand,
Mike Hoare
Mike Hoare Mike Hoare (1919 – 2020) was born in India of Irish parents on 17 March, spent some of his early days in
Mark Behr
Mark Behr Mark Behr (1963 – 2015) taught English Literature at Rhodes College in the United States, and Creative Writing in the MFA programme