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any one unless he was spoken to ; and he felt it difficult to begin now upon the
subject which had brought him to the compound . Silindu paid no attention to him
. Babun sat there unable to begin , listening to the sounds of the women in the hut
...
any one unless he was spoken to ; and he felt it difficult to begin now upon the
subject which had brought him to the compound . Silindu paid no attention to him
. Babun sat there unable to begin , listening to the sounds of the women in the hut
...
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will make myself a house in the old compound where my father lived , and I will
take the girl there as my wife . ” Silindu had become more and more attentive as
he listened to Babun . The words seemed to distress him : he shifted about ...
will make myself a house in the old compound where my father lived , and I will
take the girl there as my wife . ” Silindu had become more and more attentive as
he listened to Babun . The words seemed to distress him : he shifted about ...
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There is no need for her even to leave the compound . There is room for Babun to
make himself a house here . ” Babun eagerly seized upon this suggestion . He
assured Silindu that he had no intention of taking Punchi Menika out of the ...
There is no need for her even to leave the compound . There is room for Babun to
make himself a house here . ” Babun eagerly seized upon this suggestion . He
assured Silindu that he had no intention of taking Punchi Menika out of the ...
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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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