Hester Henriette Grové(née Venter) (September 26, 1922 - December 15, 2009)[2] was a South African writer of African origin.[3] She was married to the literary critic A.P. Grové.

Henriette Grové
Personal details
Born
Hester Henriette Venter

(1922-09-26)September 26, 1922
Potchefstroom, Western Transvaal, South Africa
DiedDecember 15, 2009(2009-12-15) (aged 87)
Pretoria, Gauteng
SpouseAlewyn Petrus Grové
Alma materPotchefstroom Gimnasium
Known forWriter
Her nom de plume is Linda Joubert[1]

She is best known for her short stories and her plays. She is one of the few writers to have won the Hertzog Prize in multiple categories. Radiodramas are Die Glasdeur and Die Goeie Jaar. A drama Die Bokamer . A short story is Swart Haan, collected in for instance "Moderne Afrikaanse Verhaalkuns", byeengebring en toeglig deur Dr. F.E.F. Malherbe.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Linda Joubert". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ du Plooy, Heilna (January 2010). "Henriette Grové: 26 September 1922 - 15 Desember 2009" [Henriette Grové 26 September 1922 - 15 December 2009]. Tydskrif vir Letterkunde (in Afrikaans). 47 (2).
  3. ^ Profile
  4. ^ F E J Malherbe, Moderne Afrikaanse Verhaalkuns, Tafelberg Uitgewers Beperk, Kaapstad, 1e print 1962, sesde druk 1971