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only be cultivated if the village tank filled with water , and much rain had to fall
before the tank filled . If the rains from the north - east in November were good ,
and the people could borrow seed , then the rice - fields in January and February
...
only be cultivated if the village tank filled with water , and much rain had to fall
before the tank filled . If the rains from the north - east in November were good ,
and the people could borrow seed , then the rice - fields in January and February
...
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and on the roads people unknown to him — and everywhere he is thinking of his
village , and his house , and the tank , and the jungle paths which he knows there
, and people living in the village , all of whom he knows . That is why a man will ...
and on the roads people unknown to him — and everywhere he is thinking of his
village , and his house , and the tank , and the jungle paths which he knows there
, and people living in the village , all of whom he knows . That is why a man will ...
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The next day Babun , somewhat comforted , set out for his village . He was weary
by the time that he reached it : he felt that he could show little gain from his
journey to Silindu and Punchi Menika . Ruin seemed . very near to them . They
could ...
The next day Babun , somewhat comforted , set out for his village . He was weary
by the time that he reached it : he felt that he could show little gain from his
journey to Silindu and Punchi Menika . Ruin seemed . very near to them . They
could ...
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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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