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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 to ...
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 to ...
Page 111
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 and began to chew betel. Karlinahami
...
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 and began to chew betel. Karlinahami
...
Page 117
Most of the people squatted down, and, though they could not hear a word of
what followed, they watched in the hope of some exciting development. Babun
and Silindu squatted down in front of the Sanyasi. Karlinahami, Hinnihami, and
the ...
Most of the people squatted down, and, though they could not hear a word of
what followed, they watched in the hope of some exciting development. Babun
and Silindu squatted down in front of the Sanyasi. Karlinahami, Hinnihami, and
the ...
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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 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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