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Page 19
When not in the jungle he squatted all day long in the shadow of his hut , staring
before him , and no one could tell whether he was asleep or awake . Often you
would have to shout at him and touch him before he would attend to what you
had ...
When not in the jungle he squatted all day long in the shadow of his hut , staring
before him , and no one could tell whether he was asleep or awake . Often you
would have to shout at him and touch him before he would attend to what you
had ...
Page 111
Come away from all these people . " They pushed through the crowd , and going
down a narrow opening between two boutiques found themselves in the strip of
quiet forest upon the bank of the river . The vederala squatted down under a tree
...
Come away from all these people . " They pushed through the crowd , and going
down a narrow opening between two boutiques found themselves in the strip of
quiet forest upon the bank of the river . The vederala squatted down under a tree
...
Page 117
... with them pressing upon him . There was much talking and excitement , but at
last a large circle was cleared , and the crowd was induced to move away out of
earshot . Most of the people squatted down , and , though they could not hear a ...
... with them pressing upon him . There was much talking and excitement , but at
last a large circle was cleared , and the crowd was induced to move away out of
earshot . Most of the people squatted down , and , though they could not hear a ...
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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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