What is Elsa Joubert?
'''Elsa Joubert''' [[Order of Ikhamanga|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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/elsa-joubert|title=Elsa Joubert|last=Anonymous|date=2011-02-17|website=www.sahistory.org.za|access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> She was born in [[Paarl, Western Cape|Paarl]], [[Western Cape]]. Joubert died on 14 June 2020 in [[Cape Town]], Western Cape of [[COVID-19]], aged 97.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eloff |first=Herman |title=Iconic SA author Elsa Joubert, 97, dies of Covid-19 |url=https://www.news24.com/arts/literature/iconic-sa-author-elsa-joubert-97-dies-of-covid-19-20200614 |access-date=2020-06-14 |website=Arts |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Joubert, Elsa}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa]] [[Category:South African writers]] {{bio-stub}}