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Page 72
They had cultivated a chena in common, and a dispute had arisen over the
division of the produce. Punchirala considered himself to have been swindled.
He went out into the jungle and collected certain herbs, leaves, and fruit. He put
them in ...
They had cultivated a chena in common, and a dispute had arisen over the
division of the produce. Punchirala considered himself to have been swindled.
He went out into the jungle and collected certain herbs, leaves, and fruit. He put
them in ...
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
which do ...
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
which do ...
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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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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Appu Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hand hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate months Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
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 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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