Elsa Joubert

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Elsa Joubert OIS (born Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert; 19 October 1922 – 14 June 2020) was a South African Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer. She became known with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, which was translated into 13 languages. It later became a movie titled Poppie Nongena.[1] She was born in Paarl, Western Cape.

Joubert died on 14 June 2020 in Cape Town, Western Cape of COVID-19, aged 97.[2]

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  1. Anonymous (2011-02-17). "Elsa Joubert". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  2. Eloff, Herman. "Iconic SA author Elsa Joubert, 97, dies of Covid-19". Arts. Retrieved 2020-06-14.