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Page 138
And then comes this deer which they say is found in the jungle . Was not the
woman herself in travail that very night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ?
Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the
evil ...
And then comes this deer which they say is found in the jungle . Was not the
woman herself in travail that very night ? Do not she - devils give birth to devils ?
Do village women suckle deer ? Surely it is a devil , born of a devil . Look at the
evil ...
Page 139
erala were convinced that Hinnihami and the deer were the direct cause of the
child's death . There was much talk between Babehami and Punchirala ; other
villagers were sent for ; there was much coming and going and discussion in the
...
erala were convinced that Hinnihami and the deer were the direct cause of the
child's death . There was much talk between Babehami and Punchirala ; other
villagers were sent for ; there was much coming and going and discussion in the
...
Page 262
As for the hanging , that is very foolish ; the judge must be a foolish man , but I do
not think it will hurt you . Remember it is not for the killing of the two men , but for
the previous birth . Then there comes hell . You must have killed many deer and ...
As for the hanging , that is very foolish ; the judge must be a foolish man , but I do
not think it will hurt you . Remember it is not for the killing of the two men , but for
the previous birth . Then there comes hell . You must have killed many deer and ...
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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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