Durban today celebrated its inclusion as one of UNESCO’s nine Cities of Literature. Joining the ranks of significant literary places such as Dublin, Durban can now be more widely recognised as a an important locus of postcolonial creative writing. Lewis Nkosi, Alan Paton, Mandla Langa, Roy Campbell, John Dube, Fernando Pessoa, Lauretta Ngcobo, Aziz Hassim, Mazisi Kunene and Douglas Livingstone were all Durban writers.
