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.
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
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
Fiona Khan
Fiona Khan Fiona Khan (1964 – ) is a Durban-based author and poet. She has published a number of children’s books and is interested
Genna Gardini
Genna Gardini Genna Gardini was born in 1986 and went to school in Durban. She has a PhD in Drama from Queen Mary University
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
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
