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 222
... prison . It seemed to him an immense building . It was a large and ancient Dutch fort , 32 with high battlemented ... prison food . Only once was the monotony of the days broken for him . He was watching a group of prisoners , in their ...
... prison . It seemed to him an immense building . It was a large and ancient Dutch fort , 32 with high battlemented ... prison food . Only once was the monotony of the days broken for him . He was watching a group of prisoners , in their ...
Page 236
... prison ; ' they ' simply have forgotten to let him out . Punchirala , the new headman , was consulted . " The man , ' he said , ' is probably dead . ' Punchi Menika shuddered . Her great eyes , in which the look of suffering had already ...
... prison ; ' they ' simply have forgotten to let him out . Punchirala , the new headman , was consulted . " The man , ' he said , ' is probably dead . ' Punchi Menika shuddered . Her great eyes , in which the look of suffering had already ...
Page 240
... prison . There was only one entrance to it , an immense solid wooden gate studded with iron nails . She knocked timidly , so timidly that the sound was not heard within . Then she sat down against the wall and waited . Hours passed ...
... prison . There was only one entrance to it , an immense solid wooden gate studded with iron nails . She knocked timidly , so timidly that the sound was not heard within . Then she sat down against the wall and waited . Hours passed ...
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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