The acclaimed and prolific South African author, whose 1978 book 'The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena' confronted the hardships of apartheid, has died.
). The story is about a black woman who attempts to keep her family together when the apartheid pass laws threaten to tear them apart. When she decided to write, Joubert dealt herself the delicate task of a white woman writing about the a black woman in apartheid South Africa. Joubert knew the woman the story is based on and had many conversations with her.
Joubert associated with Die Sestigers, a group of Afrikaans writers in the 1960s who confronted apartheid and who included Ingrid Jonker, Adam Small and Breyten Breytenbach.has been translated into 13 languages and won the Luyt, CNA and Hofmeyr awards. It was voted one of Africa’s Best 100 books of the 20th Century. Backed by acclaimed writer Ali Mazrui, a jury chaired by Professor Njabulo Ndebele compiled this list during the 2001 leg of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
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