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I do not know , Arachchi . They say the hunter talks to himself in the jungle . It is a
custom . Have you ever been a hunter , Arachchi ? ” " No. You know that well
enough . " “ Oh , yes . You are no hunter . Who should know that better than I ?
But ...
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stupid , isn't he , little Arachchi ? Very stupid ; he does not see — he does not
hear - he goes on wallowing in his mud . And they hunt him year after year - year
after year - he does not know - he does not see them - he does not hear them .
stupid , isn't he , little Arachchi ? Very stupid ; he does not see — he does not
hear - he goes on wallowing in his mud . And they hunt him year after year - year
after year - he does not know - he does not see them - he does not hear them .
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In the evening came the Punchi Arachchi to his house ; I saw him go in . Then I
took my gun , and went to him , and said : ' Ralahami , you may give the woman
to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . The Arachchi thought to ...
In the evening came the Punchi Arachchi to his house ; I saw him go in . Then I
took my gun , and went to him , and said : ' Ralahami , you may give the woman
to the Mudalali , and in return give me back my chena . The Arachchi thought to ...
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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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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listened live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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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