The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena (Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena) is a novel by Elsa Joubert, published in 1978 in Afrikaans.

Joubert translated the book into English in 1980.

[2] It tells the story of the struggles of Black women in South Africa.

[3][4] In 1982, it was adapted for the stage, by Joubert and Sandra Kotze.

[5] In 2019, it was adapted into a film, Poppie Nonage, directed by Christiaan Olwagen.