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 14
... laughed at the curious sight . The old man smiled . ' He's not mad , ' he said . ' Not as mad as I am ' ( p . 152 ) . It is not unlikely that the Shakespearean parallel was in Woolf's mind at this point in the novel , as it may have ...
... laughed at the curious sight . The old man smiled . ' He's not mad , ' he said . ' Not as mad as I am ' ( p . 152 ) . It is not unlikely that the Shakespearean parallel was in Woolf's mind at this point in the novel , as it may have ...
Page 168
... laughed at him as he came out . ' They'll hang you in the evening , father , ' said a small boy . ' I thought the judge Hamadoru said ten years ' rigorous imprisonment , ' said a young man . Silindu turned to an old man who looked like ...
... laughed at him as he came out . ' They'll hang you in the evening , father , ' said a small boy . ' I thought the judge Hamadoru said ten years ' rigorous imprisonment , ' said a young man . Silindu turned to an old man who looked like ...
Page 215
... laughed at the curious sight . The old man smiled . ' He's not mad , ' he said . ' Not as mad as I am . So he killed twice , did he ? Dear , dear . The Lord Buddha said : Kill not at all , kill nothing . It is a sin to kill . If he saw ...
... laughed at the curious sight . The old man smiled . ' He's not mad , ' he said . ' Not as mad as I am . So he killed twice , did he ? Dear , dear . The Lord Buddha said : Kill not at all , kill nothing . It is a sin to kill . If he saw ...
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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