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Indian Roots South African Heart

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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”

Tyron Love

Tyron Love Tyron Love (1982 – ) is a KwaZulu-Natal-born cartoonist. In 2000, he enrolled for (and later completed) a degree in animation at

Phyllis Naidoo

Phyllis Naidoo Phyllis Naidoo (1928 – 2013) was born in Estcourt. She is the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. When she

Nat Nakasa

Nat Nakasa Nathaniel Ndzana Nakasa (1937-1965) was a journalist and short story writer born in Durban. Coming from a working class family, he was

Mbulelo Mzamane

Mbulelo Mzamane Mbulelo Mzamane (1948 – 2014) was born in Brakpan, and has been described by former South African President, Nelson Mandela, as a

Benedict Vilakazi

Benedict Vilakazi Benedict Vilakazi (1906-1947) was born at Groutville Mission Station. He was a Zulu poet, novelist, scholar and a teacher. The fifth child

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.