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 137
... fool , yes , a fool ; he knew that ; but how can a man know how to walk surrounded by all the snares of evil and disaster ? A man may wash himself clean of oil , but however much he rubs himself he will never rub off fate . ' And then ...
... fool , yes , a fool ; he knew that ; but how can a man know how to walk surrounded by all the snares of evil and disaster ? A man may wash himself clean of oil , but however much he rubs himself he will never rub off fate . ' And then ...
Page 150
... fool to lose his temper and threaten openly . But how could one deal with cattle like these people ? He began to grow angry again , but he recognised that it was useless and dangerous further to show his anger and disappointment . He ...
... fool to lose his temper and threaten openly . But how could one deal with cattle like these people ? He began to grow angry again , but he recognised that it was useless and dangerous further to show his anger and disappointment . He ...
Page 235
... fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ? ' ' Fool ! Who is a fool ? ' ' Hold your tongue ! Hold your tongue ! At any rate it was before the New Year , and it's already six months since the New Year . ' ' Aiyo ! Six months since ...
... fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ? ' ' Fool ! Who is a fool ? ' ' Hold your tongue ! Hold your tongue ! At any rate it was before the New Year , and it's already six months since the New Year . ' ' Aiyo ! Six months since ...
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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