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Elsa Joubert

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South African writer (1922–2020)

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  • Ons wag op die kaptein
  • The four friends, and other tales from Africa
  • 'n Wonderlike geweld
  • A lion on the landing
  • Spertyd

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  • I put my head in my hands and try to get quiet, quieter and quieter, and the thin membrane, the invisible connective tissue around the part of my brain that holds my memory, that allows me to stay focused on the present, begins to slide through - emotion makes it happen easily - and through the thready openings memory begins to come through, healing memory, slowly, in great detail, slowly, there is no rush, it must be firmly built up. From this comes self-healing.
  • And as if you were transported on an escalator from one floor to the other, and could not get off, so time unyieldingly transports you away from your husband's death. But the loss of a son or daughter, it pours out the sadness, also on you, no matter how long ago, it's still there, always there.

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date of birth
1922-10-19
birth name
Elsabé Antoinette Murray Joubert
date of death
2020-06-14
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