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Page 161
Why ? Am I so foul that the woman of the villager Babun shrinks from me ? ” “ It is
not that . " “ What is it , then ? The women of Colombo and Kamburupitiya have
not found me foul . Are you afraid ? " “ Yes , aiya , I am afraid . " " Afraid of what ?
Why ? Am I so foul that the woman of the villager Babun shrinks from me ? ” “ It is
not that . " “ What is it , then ? The women of Colombo and Kamburupitiya have
not found me foul . Are you afraid ? " “ Yes , aiya , I am afraid . " " Afraid of what ?
Page 224
And do you know , Arachchi , that I am afraid of the jungle ? ” “ So they say . What
are you afraid of ? " Silindu began to speak with great excitement . As he went on
his voice began to get shriller and shriller ; it trembled with anger and fear and ...
And do you know , Arachchi , that I am afraid of the jungle ? ” “ So they say . What
are you afraid of ? " Silindu began to speak with great excitement . As he went on
his voice began to get shriller and shriller ; it trembled with anger and fear and ...
Page 225
He is afraid , very afraid - and in pain . But the pain brings anger , and with anger
, anger , Arachchi , comes cunning . And now , Arachchi , now comes the game ,
the dangerous game . The young men laugh at it , but the wise hunter would be ...
He is afraid , very afraid - and in pain . But the pain brings anger , and with anger
, anger , Arachchi , comes cunning . And now , Arachchi , now comes the game ,
the dangerous game . The young men laugh at it , but the wise hunter would be ...
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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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