The Village in the Jungle |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 38
Page 221
Do you understand now, Arachchi?” Silindu stopped. The Arachchi had been
watching him narrowly. He began to understand the drift of Silindu's incoherent
words. But he still felt uneasy. As Silindu spoke, his suppressed excitement
became ...
Do you understand now, Arachchi?” Silindu stopped. The Arachchi had been
watching him narrowly. He began to understand the drift of Silindu's incoherent
words. But he still felt uneasy. As Silindu spoke, his suppressed excitement
became ...
Page 265
I did not understand before, though I knew; yes, I knew it well. I have seen it all so
long in the jungle. But I did not understand. How many times have I told the little
ones—not understanding—about it all. Always this killing, killing, killing; ...
I did not understand before, though I knew; yes, I knew it well. I have seen it all so
long in the jungle. But I did not understand. How many times have I told the little
ones—not understanding—about it all. Always this killing, killing, killing; ...
Page 276
“Do you understand, fellow?” said the latter. “I don't understand, Hamadoru.” “
Explain to him, jailer.” “You are not going to be hanged, d'you understand that?
You'll be kept in prison instead— twenty years.” “Twenty years?” “Yes, twenty
years.
“Do you understand, fellow?” said the latter. “I don't understand, Hamadoru.” “
Explain to him, jailer.” “You are not going to be hanged, d'you understand that?
You'll be kept in prison instead— twenty years.” “Twenty years?” “Yes, twenty
years.
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
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
LibraryThing Review
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
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |