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 106
... felt , through their strangeness , far more than they had ever felt with the Buddha of dagobas and vihares , that this god was very near their own lives . Who was he , this Tamil god , living in the wilderness , whom the Tamils said was ...
... felt , through their strangeness , far more than they had ever felt with the Buddha of dagobas and vihares , that this god was very near their own lives . Who was he , this Tamil god , living in the wilderness , whom the Tamils said was ...
Page 108
... felt the power of the god in her and over them all : she felt how near he was to them , mysteriously hidden beneath the great cloth which lay upon the elephant's back . She felt again the awe which great trees in darkness and the ...
... felt the power of the god in her and over them all : she felt how near he was to them , mysteriously hidden beneath the great cloth which lay upon the elephant's back . She felt again the awe which great trees in darkness and the ...
Page 132
... felt that so long as he followed by her side , so long as she felt the caress of his lips upon her hand , no real evil could come to her . Hinnihami's extraordinary love for the deer was well known in the village , and had never been ...
... felt that so long as he followed by her side , so long as she felt the caress of his lips upon her hand , no real evil could come to her . Hinnihami's extraordinary love for the deer was well known in the village , and had never been ...
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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