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loin cloth , his long hair hanging about his face , and a great halo of flowers and
branches upon his head ; thirty or forty great iron hooks had been put through the
skin of his back ; to every book was attached a long cord , and all the cords had ...
loin cloth , his long hair hanging about his face , and a great halo of flowers and
branches upon his head ; thirty or forty great iron hooks had been put through the
skin of his back ; to every book was attached a long cord , and all the cords had ...
Page 226
Silindu pulled the trigger and Babehami fell forward on his face . A great hole
was blown in the back , and the skin round it was blackened and burnt ; the chest
was shattered by the slugs which tore their way through . The body writhed and ...
Silindu pulled the trigger and Babehami fell forward on his face . A great hole
was blown in the back , and the skin round it was blackened and burnt ; the chest
was shattered by the slugs which tore their way through . The body writhed and ...
Page 237
The magistrate seemed to be lost in thought : he continued to stare at Silindu ,
and as he did so the look of irritation faded from his face . He noted the
hopelessness and suffering in Silindu's face , the slow weariness of effort with
which he ...
The magistrate seemed to be lost in thought : he continued to stare at Silindu ,
and as he did so the look of irritation faded from his face . He noted the
hopelessness and suffering in Silindu's face , the slow weariness of effort with
which he ...
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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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