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Elsa Joubert (OIS), born as Elsabé Antoinette Murray on 19 October 1922 in Paarl, is an Afrikaans-speaking South African writer.

Elsa Joubert grew up in Paarl and matriculated from the all-girls school La Rochelle in Paarl in 1939. She then studied at the University of Stellenbosch from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942 and an SED (Secondary Education Diploma) in 1943. She continued her studies at the University of Cape Town which she left with a Master's degree in Dutch-Afrikaans literature at in 1945.

After graduating, Elsa Joubert taught at the Hoër Meisieskool, an all-girls high school in Cradock, then worked as the editor of the women’s pages of Huisgenoot, a well-known Afrikaans family magazine, from 1946 to 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.

In 1950 Elsa Joubert married Klaas Steytler, a journalist and later publisher and author, who died in 1998. She has three children, two daughters and one son, and lives in Oranjezicht, Cape Town. Elsa Joubert rose to prominence with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, which was translated into 13 languages and also staged as a drama.

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Total Books: 26
Regenbogenland
2007 - Regenbogenland (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783426634530
ISBN-10: 3426634538
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Twee Vroue
2006 - Twee Vroue [Afrikaans Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780624044314
ISBN-10: 0624044319
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Beginning Level Englisch The Computer Age
2005 - Beginning Level Englisch the Computer Age (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783068001219
ISBN-10: 3068001218
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Isobelle's Journey
2002 - Isobelle's Journey (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781868421336
ISBN-10: 1868421333
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Gordel Van Smarag
1997 - Gordel Van Smarag [Afrikaans Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780624036067
ISBN-10: 0624036065
Genres: Travel, Nonfiction
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Die Swerfjare Van Poppie Nongena
1996 - Die Swerfjare Van Poppie Nongena (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780624023333
ISBN-10: 0624023338
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Die Reise Van Isobelle
1995 - Die Reise Van Isobelle [Afrikaans Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780624034230
ISBN-10: 0624034232
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Poppie Die Drama
1995 - Poppie Die Drama [Afrikaans Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780624020431
ISBN-10: 0624020436
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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1995 - Bonga [Afrikaans Edition] (Paperback)
Ons Wag Op Die Kaptein
1991 - Ons Wag Op Die Kaptein [Afrikaans Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780624021766
ISBN-10: 0624021769
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The Last Sunday
1989 - The Last Sunday (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780340485651
ISBN-10: 0340485655
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Missionaris
1988 - Missionaris [Afrikaans Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780624026631
ISBN-10: 0624026639
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Poppie Nongena
1987 - Poppie Nongena (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805002300
ISBN-10: 0805002308
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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To Die at Sunset
1982 - To Die at Sunset (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780340281291
ISBN-10: 0340281294
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Poppie
1981 - Poppie [Coronet Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780340272695
ISBN-10: 0340272694
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Melk
1980 - Melk [Afrikaans Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780624014959
ISBN-10: 0624014959
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Die nuwe Afrikaan 'n reis deur Angola
Die Nuwe Afrikaan 'n Reis Deur Angola [Afrikaans Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780624005735
ISBN-10: 0624005739
Genres: Travel, Nonfiction
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Die Laaste Sondag
Die Laaste Sondag (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780624022411
ISBN-10: 0624022412
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Four Friends
The Four Friends (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780624024859
ISBN-10: 0624024857
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Der lange Weg der Poppie Nongena Ein Lebensbericht aus Sudafrika
Der Lange Weg Der Poppie Nongena Ein Lebensbericht Aus Sudafrika [German Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783548205595
ISBN-10: 3548205593
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