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Page 25
“How,” I say to him, “can there be money where there is not even food?” But the
kurakkan will last until next poya day. Therefore, your hunger is greater than mine
. The first kill is yours.' So we lay still a long time, and at last I heard far away the ...
“How,” I say to him, “can there be money where there is not even food?” But the
kurakkan will last until next poya day. Therefore, your hunger is greater than mine
. The first kill is yours.' So we lay still a long time, and at last I heard far away the ...
Page 211
He is all right. The white Hamadoru said, 'Six months' rigorous imprisonment.' I
heard that quite clear at the end. 'Six months' rigorous imprisonment.' It was all
that I heard clearly. He is all right. There is no need for you to cry. They will take
him ...
He is all right. The white Hamadoru said, 'Six months' rigorous imprisonment.' I
heard that quite clear at the end. 'Six months' rigorous imprisonment.' It was all
that I heard clearly. He is all right. There is no need for you to cry. They will take
him ...
Page 219
he said. “Arachchi, I have come to you about this chena. I cannot live without
chena. You must give it back to me.” “You heard in the court that the chena
cannot be given to you. It has been given to Appu. Let us have an end of all this
trouble.
he said. “Arachchi, I have come to you about this chena. I cannot live without
chena. You must give it back to me.” “You heard in the court that the chena
cannot be given to you. It has been given to Appu. Let us have an end of all this
trouble.
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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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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Appu Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha called charm chena crop child cloth compound dagobas daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hand hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate months Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble understand vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
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 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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