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Every one in the village knew well that Babehami's friends would find no difficulty in obtaining the authority to clear a chena , and that the Agent Hamadoru ' would never hear from Babehami whether they had cleared four acres or eight ...
Every one in the village knew well that Babehami's friends would find no difficulty in obtaining the authority to clear a chena , and that the Agent Hamadoru ' would never hear from Babehami whether they had cleared four acres or eight ...
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chena , Arachchi . I cannot live without the chena . Without a chena I must starve . You cannot see me starve . Even now there is no grain in my house . You must give me the chena . ' Babehami thought for a while , then he said : " Well ...
chena , Arachchi . I cannot live without the chena . Without a chena I must starve . You cannot see me starve . Even now there is no grain in my house . You must give me the chena . ' Babehami thought for a while , then he said : " Well ...
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It couldn't be one month before , because the chena crop was not reaped yet . ' ' Reaped ? Why it had only just been sown . ' • It must have been three months before . • Three months , you fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ...
It couldn't be one month before , because the chena crop was not reaped yet . ' ' Reaped ? Why it had only just been sown . ' • It must have been three months before . • Three months , you fool ? Is a chena crop like ninety days ' rice ...
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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