The Village in the JungleSidelined by Leonard Woolf's involvement in politics after he left the Civil Service, overshadowed by Virginia Woolf's continuous and brilliant achievement as a novelist, The Village in the Jungle (1913) fell from notice in Britain until, by the time its author died in 1969, it was almost forgotten. In Sri Lanka and southeast Asia, however, scholars recognize this classic novel as part of a distinguished literary line extending from Kipling through Conrad and Forster, to Paul Scott and Ruth Jhabvala. The value to scholarship of Professor Yasmine Gooneratne's edition is enhanced by perceptive comparisons, now made for the first time, of the novel's various editions with Woolf's original manuscript. Highlighting substantial amendments made by the author prior to publication, she shows in detailed notes how they reflect his passion for accuracy, his wish to maintain objectivity while writing of another culture, and his humane sympathy for the people among whom he had worked for seven years as a civil servant in Sri Lanka. explained, Sinhala words glossed, the novel's themes related to the politics of colonialism, and the entire work brought within the ambit of the 21st century. |
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Page 85
... anger and unhappiness , but she could not turn against her sister . Something had happened which she did not understand : ' an evil had come out of the jungle , ' as such evils come . If any one could be blamed , it was the stranger ...
... anger and unhappiness , but she could not turn against her sister . Something had happened which she did not understand : ' an evil had come out of the jungle , ' as such evils come . If any one could be blamed , it was the stranger ...
Page 186
... anger only . The buffalo's eye is red with anger , but he stands quiet until the hunter has passed . Then he charges . ' ' But , Appochchi , you must not say that . You cannot do it . You must come away . They will take you and hang you ...
... anger only . The buffalo's eye is red with anger , but he stands quiet until the hunter has passed . Then he charges . ' ' But , Appochchi , you must not say that . You cannot do it . You must come away . They will take you and hang you ...
Page 191
... anger , anger , Arachchi , comes cunning . And now , Arachchi , now comes the game , the dangerous game . The young men laugh at it , but the wise hunter would be afraid . There he stood , do you see ? - there under that maiyilittan ...
... anger , anger , Arachchi , comes cunning . And now , Arachchi , now comes the game , the dangerous game . The young men laugh at it , but the wise hunter would be afraid . There he stood , do you see ? - there under that maiyilittan ...
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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo anger angry Appochchi Appu Arachchi Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha Buddhist buffalo called Ceylon Ceylon Civil Service Chapter charm chena child compound crop daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes father fawn fear felt Fernando fool girl Hambantota hang headman heard Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami Kataragama killing knew Korala Mahatmaya kurakkan kurunies laughed leaves Leonard Woolf listened live looked magistrate manuscript months Mudalali Nanchohami never night novel passage path peon pilgrims Potana prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi seemed silence Silindu Sinhala Sinhalese squatted Sri Lanka stood story strange talk Tamil tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees understand veddas vederala village Virginia Woolf walked watched wife wild woman women words yakko