Portable Bunyan A Transnational History of the Pilgrim's Progress

"This book forces us to rethink the nature and practice of translation, clearly one of the most important subjects in literary, cultural, and social history today. The scholarship is outstanding; the style, engaging."--Simon Gikandi, University of Michigan "Hofmeyr develops for the first time a full and coherent study of Bunyan's book in the postcolonial world, giving a comprehensive account of its play in African cultures.The Portable Bunyanopens and offers a much-needed frame for the debate about the text itself and the wider implications of how such 'imported' texts are appropriated and 'indigenized.'"--Gareth Griffiths, University at AlbanyHofmeyr, Isabel is the author of 'Portable Bunyan A Transnational History of the Pilgrim's Progress' with ISBN 9780691116563 and ISBN 0691116563.