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Page 72
Punchirala considered himself to have been swindled . He went out into the
jungle and collected certain herbs , leaves , and fruit . He put them in a cocoanut
shell together with a lime , and placed them at night in the corner of his brother's ...
Punchirala considered himself to have been swindled . He went out into the
jungle and collected certain herbs , leaves , and fruit . He put them in a cocoanut
shell together with a lime , and placed them at night in the corner of his brother's ...
Page 115
crowned with flowers and leaves were now dancing in the street , the god to
whom she cried so passionately on the night before , had left her : her excitement
and exaltation had died out as she listened to the jeering words of Punchirala .
crowned with flowers and leaves were now dancing in the street , the god to
whom she cried so passionately on the night before , had left her : her excitement
and exaltation had died out as she listened to the jeering words of Punchirala .
Page 128
She turned upon Punchirala . “ Do you wish me to stay in the house ? Yes , there
are still devils in the trees . Do not I too come from the jungle ? I shall be like a
yakkini to you in the house , you dog . You can tell them , they say , by the eyes ...
She turned upon Punchirala . “ Do you wish me to stay in the house ? Yes , there
are still devils in the trees . Do not I too come from the jungle ? I shall be like a
yakkini to you in the house , you dog . You can tell them , they say , by the eyes ...
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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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