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Page 149
“ Will you sit down , aiya ? ” said Babun . Fernando sat down upon it . Babun squatted opposite to him , while Punchi Menika stood behind , leaning against the doorpost . “ Well , Babun , ” said Fernando , " will the chena crop be good ...
“ Will you sit down , aiya ? ” said Babun . Fernando sat down upon it . Babun squatted opposite to him , while Punchi Menika stood behind , leaning against the doorpost . “ Well , Babun , ” said Fernando , " will the chena crop be good ...
Page 162
“ I cannot do it , aiya . ” “ What folly ! There is nothing to fear . The houses are near with the same fence . No one will know if you come to me through the fence after nightfall . If I say ' Come , I want you , ' is it not enough ?
“ I cannot do it , aiya . ” “ What folly ! There is nothing to fear . The houses are near with the same fence . No one will know if you come to me through the fence after nightfall . If I say ' Come , I want you , ' is it not enough ?
Page 294
“ I have come about my man , aiya . A long time ago he was sent here for six months . The time has passed , but he has not returned to the village . They say he is dead . Is it true , aiya ? ” “ What was his name and village ?
“ I have come about my man , aiya . A long time ago he was sent here for six months . The time has passed , but he has not returned to the village . They say he is dead . Is it true , aiya ? ” “ What was his name and village ?
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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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