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Page 11
In February the grain is reaped , and on it the village must live until the next Feb. ruary . No man will ever do any other work , nor will he leave the village in search of work . But even in a good year the grain from the chenas was ...
In February the grain is reaped , and on it the village must live until the next Feb. ruary . No man will ever do any other work , nor will he leave the village in search of work . But even in a good year the grain from the chenas was ...
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When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and leaves and roots , which they gathered themselves in the jungle . And when the chena season began , they worked like the men and boys in the ...
When Silindu was away from the village they were often compelled to live upon the fruits and leaves and roots , which they gathered themselves in the jungle . And when the chena season began , they worked like the men and boys in the ...
Page 157
For a while Babun did not like to disturb his silence , then he asked diffidently : But , aiya , if Colombo is your village , how is it that you now live in Kamburupitiya ? ' Fernando laughed . “ What talk is this of villages ?
For a while Babun did not like to disturb his silence , then he asked diffidently : But , aiya , if Colombo is your village , how is it that you now live in Kamburupitiya ? ' Fernando laughed . “ What talk is this of villages ?
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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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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop dark daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hansa, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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