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“ Is the Korala related to you ? ” THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 195.
“ Is the Korala related to you ? ” THE VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE 195.
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“ Is the Korala related to you ? ” " No. " " A friend of yours ? ” " No ; he was on bad terms with me . He said I troubled him and was a bad headman . " Mr. Perera sat down . " Any questions ? ” said the judge . " Any questions ?
“ Is the Korala related to you ? ” " No. " " A friend of yours ? ” " No ; he was on bad terms with me . He said I troubled him and was a bad headman . " Mr. Perera sat down . " Any questions ? ” said the judge . " Any questions ?
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He does not like me , they say . ” “ Why doesn't he like you ? ” " Hamadoru , how should I know that ? " “ You have never had any quarrel with him ? " " No , Hamadoru . " " Are you related to him ? " " I married a cousin of his wife .
He does not like me , they say . ” “ Why doesn't he like you ? ” " Hamadoru , how should I know that ? " “ You have never had any quarrel with him ? " " No , Hamadoru . " " Are you related to him ? " " I married a cousin of his wife .
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| ISBN | 0883867052, 9780883867051 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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