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 === Awards ===
-''Ons Wag op die Kaptein'' (1963) won, amongst others,  the Eugène Marais prize. ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' (1978), was awarded the WA Hofmeyer, CNA and Louis Luyt prizes  and was listed in 2002 as one of the 100 best books in Africa. In 1981, the British Royal Society of Literature awarded her the Winifred Holtby prize, and she also became a Fellow of the Society. In 1995 ''Die Reise van Isobelle'' (1995), was awarded the coveted [[Hertzog Prize]]. In 2001 she received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch  and in 2007 one from the University of Pretoria. In 2004 she received the award of the Order of Ikhamanga, and in  2013 she received an [[ACT Lifetime Achievement Award]].
+''Ons Wag op die Kaptein'' (1963) won, amongst others,  the Eugène Marais prize. ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' (1978), was awarded the WA Hofmeyer, CNA and Louis Luyt prizes  and was listed in 2002 as one of the 100 best books in Africa. In 1981, the British Royal Society of Literature awarded her the Winifred Holtby prize, and she also became a Fellow of the Society. In 1995 ''Die Reise van Isobelle'' (1995), was awarded the coveted [[Hertzog Prize]]. In 2001 she received an honorary Doctorate from the [[University of Stellenbosch]] and in 2007 one from the [[University of Pretoria]]. In 2004 she received the award of the [[Order of Ikhamanga]], and in  2013 she received an [[ACT Lifetime Achievement Award]].
 == Sources ==

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−	Her novel ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' was reworked for the stage in collaboration with [[Sandra Kotzé]], and was first produced in Afrikaans by [[PACOFS]] in 1979? to resounding success. A bilingual ([[Afrikaans]]/English) version was done by [[PACT]] in the Transvaal in 197*, and an English version was also performed at the [[Market Theatre]] under the title ''[[Poppie]]'', directed by [[Lucille Gillwald]] for [[The Company]] in 1980. This was also taken to various other places in the world between 1982 and 1984. It was one of the most influential plays of the time.	+	Her novel ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' was reworked for the stage in collaboration with [[Sandra Kotzé]], and was first produced in [[Afrikaans]] by [[PACOFS]] in 1979? to resounding success. A bilingual ([[Afrikaans]]/English) version was done by [[PACT]] in the Transvaal in 197*, and an English version was also performed at the [[Market Theatre]] under the title ''[[Poppie]]'', directed by [[Lucille Gillwald]] for [[The Company]] in 1980. This was also taken to various other places in the world between 1982 and 1984. It was one of the most influential plays of the time.

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 ===Novels, travelogues and short stories===
-Besides writing on her travels, she produced a number of award-winning stories and novels, including ''Ons wag op die kaptein'' (1964), ''Bonga'' (1971), ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' (1983) and ''Die reise van Isobelle'' (1995). But it was her documentary novel, ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' ("The Wandering Years of Poppie Nongena", 1979 - best known in English simply as ''Poppie Nongena''), which made her a prominent cultural-political figure, the book being translated into 13 languages and being selected as one of the 100 best novels to have come out of Africa.
+Besides writing on her travels, she produced a number of award-winning stories and novels, including ''Ons wag op die kaptein'' (1964), ''Bonga'' (1971), ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' (1983) and ''Die reise van Isobelle'' (1995). But it was her documentary novel, ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' ("The Wandering Years of Poppie Nongena", 1979 - best known in English simply as ''[[Poppie Nongena]]''), which made her a prominent cultural-political figure, the book being translated into 13 languages and being selected as one of the 100 best novels to have come out of Africa.
 === Autobiography ===

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 ===Novels, travelogues and short stories===
-Besides writing on her travels, she produced a number of award-winning stories and novels, including ''Ons wag op die kaptein'' (1964), ''Bonga'' (1971), ''Die Laaste Sondag'' (1983) and ''Die reise van Isobelle'' (1995). But it was her documentary novel, ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' ("The Wandering Years of Poppie Nongena", 1979 - best known in English simply as ''Poppie Nongena''), which made her a prominent cultural-political figure, the book being translated into 13 languages and being selected as one of the 100 best novels to have come out of Africa.
+Besides writing on her travels, she produced a number of award-winning stories and novels, including ''Ons wag op die kaptein'' (1964), ''Bonga'' (1971), ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' (1983) and ''Die reise van Isobelle'' (1995). But it was her documentary novel, ''[[Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena]]'' ("The Wandering Years of Poppie Nongena", 1979 - best known in English simply as ''Poppie Nongena''), which made her a prominent cultural-political figure, the book being translated into 13 languages and being selected as one of the 100 best novels to have come out of Africa.
 === Autobiography ===

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 == Biography ==
-Born Elsabé Antoinette Joubert on 19 October 1922 in Paarl,  where she grew up and matriculated from La Rochelle Girls' High in 1939. She studied at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] (B.A. in 1942 and S.E.D.) and [[University of Cape Town]] ( M.A. in Afrikaans-Nederlands ([[Afrikaans]]-[[Dutch]]), 1945). She was a teacher at the Hoër Meisieskool in Cradock and then worked as editor for ''[[Huisgenoot]]'' for two years (1946-1948). She then started writing full-time and travelled extensively in Africa, from the springs of the Nile in Uganda, through the Sudan, to Cairo, as well as to Mozambique, Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar, and Angola. She also visited Indonesia. She married the journalist and writer Klaas Steytler in 1950 and they had two daughters and a son. She died at the age of 97 on Sunday 14 June 2020 in Cape Town due to Covid-19 related causes.
+Born Elsabé Antoinette Joubert on 19 October 1922 in Paarl,  where she grew up and matriculated from La Rochelle Girls' High in 1939. She studied at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] (B.A. in 1942 and S.E.D.) and [[University of Cape Town]] ( M.A. in Afrikaans-Nederlands ([[Afrikaans]]-[[Dutch]]), 1945). She was a teacher at the Hoër Meisieskool in Cradock and then worked as editor for ''[[Huisgenoot]]'' for two years (1946-1948). She then started writing full-time and travelled extensively in Africa, from the springs of the Nile in Uganda, through the Sudan, to Cairo, as well as to Mozambique, Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar, and Angola. She also visited Indonesia. She married the journalist and writer [[Klaas Steytler]] in 1950 and they had two daughters and a son. She died at the age of 97 on Sunday 14 June 2020 in Cape Town due to Covid-19 related causes.
 == Her writing career ==

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−	Filmed twice, as ''[[The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena]]'' by Koos Roets in 1989, and as ''[[Poppie Nongena]]'', in 2020 by [[Christiaan Olwagen]].	+	Filmed twice, as ''[[The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena]]'' by [[Koos Roets]] in 1989, and as ''[[Poppie Nongena]]'', in 2020 by [[Christiaan Olwagen]].

	Later Joubert herself tried her hand at adapting a story of hers as a play, but with less success. ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' ("The Last Sunday") was first produced by [[PACT]] in 1986.		Later Joubert herself tried her hand at adapting a story of hers as a play, but with less success. ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' ("The Last Sunday") was first produced by [[PACT]] in 1986.

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 Filmed twice, as ''[[The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena]]'' by Koos Roets in 1989, and as ''[[Poppie Nongena]]'', in 2020 by [[Christiaan Olwagen]].
-Later Joubert herself tried her hand at adapting a story of hers as a play, but with less success. ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' ("The Last Sunday") was first produced by [[PACT]] in 198*.
+Later Joubert herself tried her hand at adapting a story of hers as a play, but with less success. ''[[Die Laaste Sondag]]'' ("The Last Sunday") was first produced by [[PACT]] in 1986.
 === Awards ===