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Page 145
The failure of the previous year's chena crop had made it impossible to recover
anything ; in fact he was pestered with requests for further loans to tide the
debtors over the hot season , until the chenas could again be sown . The creditor
was ...
The failure of the previous year's chena crop had made it impossible to recover
anything ; in fact he was pestered with requests for further loans to tide the
debtors over the hot season , until the chenas could again be sown . The creditor
was ...
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fifths of the crop exceeded the amount of the loans and interest , the debts would
be considered cancelled . Fernando was to come to the village , and himself
supervise the working of the chenas . Practically , therefore , the money - lender
was ...
fifths of the crop exceeded the amount of the loans and interest , the debts would
be considered cancelled . Fernando was to come to the village , and himself
supervise the working of the chenas . Practically , therefore , the money - lender
was ...
Page 149
Well , Babun , ” said Fernando , " will the chena crop be good , do you think ? ” “
Who can say , aiya , who can say ? Only a fool measures his grain before it is on
the threshingfloor . ” “ Then all these villagers do that , for they are all fools .
Well , Babun , ” said Fernando , " will the chena crop be good , do you think ? ” “
Who can say , aiya , who can say ? Only a fool measures his grain before it is on
the threshingfloor . ” “ Then all these villagers do that , for they are all fools .
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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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