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 Elsa JoubertElsa Joubert was born in Paarl and lives in Cape Town. Throughout her illustrious and very prolific career she has been awarded almost every prize for Afrikaans writing, some more than once. Die Reise van Isobelle was awarded the W A Hofmeyer Prize and the Hertzog Prize (probably the most prestigious award for Afrikaans writing). Elsa was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Stellenbosch for this magnificent book. Elsa has also been recognised internationally for her work, and was awarded the Winifred Holtby Prize by the British Royal Society of Literature, as well as being made a Fellow of the Society for her novel The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena (originally published in Afrikaans as Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena). Poppie has been voted one of the top 100 best books of the 20th century. Elsa's latest book, The Hunchback Missionary was published by Jonathan Ball Publishers in 2014. Extras Reviews, News & Interviews: |