Lawrence Bransby (born 1951) is a South African born author of eleven[1] books,[2] such as Downstreet and Lifeblood Earthblood which highlighted the racial prejudice of individuals towards people of many different races and showed that it need not be the case. It also highlighted the political turmoil of a nation undergoing change through democratic reform into a more sociocratic regime. Several more of his books are available on Amazon.com and other similar websites. Downstreet was the first of several books Lawrence Bransby wrote and won the MER Prize in South Africa.[3]
Each of the books he wrote during the late 80's and early nineties were inspiring to the youthful pupils under his English tutelage at Ixopo High School. Notably, Cy Edmondson, who was one of his students, authored a book detailing his personal troubles and how he overcame them in a book entitled "I Can".
Publications edit
Novels
A Matter of Conscience
Second Sailor, Other Son
Lifeblood - Earthblood
Down Street (Winner of the MER Prize for youth literature)
Homeward Bound ("Book Chat" Southern African Children's Book of the Year 1991; MNET Prize shortlisted)
Remember the Whales (J. P. van Der Walt prize)
Travelogues
A Mountaintop Experience ("Book Chat" South African Book of the Year 1993)
The Geek in Shining Armour
Of Roosters, Dogs and Cardboard Boxes
The Boy who Counted to a Million (Sir Percy Fitzpatrick Prize winner; MNET Prize shortlisted)
Outside the Walls
Venture into Russia: Three Motorcycle Journeys
A Pass too Far: Travels in Central Asia
There are no Fat People in Morocco
The Wakhan Corridor: A Motorcycle Journey into Central Asia
The Plymouth/Dakar Old Bangers Challenge
Trans - Africa by Motorcycle: a Father's Diary
By Motorcycle through Vietnam: Reflections on a Gracious People
References edit
- ^ Bransby, Lawrence (2005). Lifeblood Earthblood. Lulu Press, Inc. pp. Back cover. ISBN 9781520975849.
- ^ O'Donnell, Patrick (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction, p. 1012 (2011)
- ^ "ABOUT THE PRIZE: The MER Prize was established in 1983 and is awarded annually by M-Net and Via Afrika to the best children’s book published during the previous year. The only condition is that the books must be aimed at younger readers and that the authors and illustrators must be South African citizens. The award is named after MER (M.E. Rothman) for her ground breaking work in the field of children’s literature. No distinction is made between English and Afrikaans books." Quotation courtesy of Marjorie Van Heerden, Author of Nina and Little Duck.