Ismail Joubert | |
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| Born | Mogamed Fu'ad Nasif 7 December 1920 As Sallum, Egypt |
| Died | 23 December 2002 (aged 82) |
| Pen name | Tatamkhulu Africa |
Ismail Joubert (7 December 1920 – 23 December 2002), commonly known as Tatamkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer. His first novel, Broken Earth was published when he was seventeen (under his "Methodist name"), but it was over fifty years until his next publication, a collection of verse entitled Nine Lives.
He won numerous literary awards including the gold Molteno Award for lifetime services to South African literature, and in 1996, his works were translated into French. His autobiography, Mr Chameleon, was published posthumously in 2005.