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Page 116
The sanyasi sits behind the little temple under a banian - tree . To - day , when
the sun sinks behind the trees of the jungle , take your brother to him and make
inquiry . ' Punchirala got up and began walking away , followed by the
obeisances ...
The sanyasi sits behind the little temple under a banian - tree . To - day , when
the sun sinks behind the trees of the jungle , take your brother to him and make
inquiry . ' Punchirala got up and began walking away , followed by the
obeisances ...
Page 117
They found the sanyasi sitting with his back against the trunk of a tree with a
brass bowl by his side . He was unlike any sanyasi whom they had seen before .
He had a long black beard reaching below his waist , a big hooked nose , and
little ...
They found the sanyasi sitting with his back against the trunk of a tree with a
brass bowl by his side . He was unlike any sanyasi whom they had seen before .
He had a long black beard reaching below his waist , a big hooked nose , and
little ...
Page 118
Babun and Silindu squatted down in front of the sanyasi . Karlinahami ,
Hinnihami , and the others of their party stood behind them . Silindu , weak and
dejected though he was , for the first time for several days seemed to take some
interest in ...
Babun and Silindu squatted down in front of the sanyasi . Karlinahami ,
Hinnihami , and the others of their party stood behind them . Silindu , weak and
dejected though he was , for the first time for several days seemed to take some
interest in ...
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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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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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