Elsa Joubert | |
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| Born | Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert 19 October 1922 Paarl, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 14 June 2020 (aged 97) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | University of Stellenbosch |
Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert OIS (19 October 1922 – 14 June 2020) was a Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer. She rose to prominence with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena), which was translated into 13 languages, as well as staged as a drama and filmed as Poppie Nongena.[1]