Alba Bouwer | |
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| Born | 16 March 1920 Vredefort district, Free State, South Africa |
| Died | 5 October 2010 (aged 90) Helderberg Village, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Subject | girlhood; old age; rural life |
| Spouse | Hubert Coetzee (d. 1969), Jan Hofmeyr |
Albertha Magdalena Bouwer (16 March 1920 – 5 October 2010) was a South African Afrikaans-writing journalist and author. She is best known for her series of children's stories about the experiences of a small girl called Alie growing up in the fictional location Rivierplaas in rural Free State.[1] Late in life she published a novel for adults, Die afdraand van die dag is kil (The close of the day is cold, 1992), about two women in old age.[2]