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Page 21
Dingihami died two days after giving birth to the twins . Silindu had a sister called
Karlinahami , who lived in a house at the other end of the village . Misfortune had
fallen upon her , the misfortune so common in the life of a jungle village .
Dingihami died two days after giving birth to the twins . Silindu had a sister called
Karlinahami , who lived in a house at the other end of the village . Misfortune had
fallen upon her , the misfortune so common in the life of a jungle village .
Page 72
He denied all knowledge of the matter , and in three days his brother died . The
brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one
else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it .
He denied all knowledge of the matter , and in three days his brother died . The
brother's share of the chena produce was handed over to Punchirala , as no one
else was inclined to run the risk of the curse which appeared to attach to it .
Page 138
The crops withered , and the old and the young died . It has brought us want and
disease and death . " The village soon came to believe in Punchirala's opinions .
Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed .
The crops withered , and the old and the young died . It has brought us want and
disease and death . " The village soon came to believe in Punchirala's opinions .
Small children were hurried away out of sight of Hinnihami as she passed .
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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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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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