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Page 84
He lost all sense of direction ; vague shapes seemed to follow him in the
darkness ; enormous forms broke away from the track before him , to crash away
among the undergrowth and trees . The throbbing of his heart and throat became
...
He lost all sense of direction ; vague shapes seemed to follow him in the
darkness ; enormous forms broke away from the track before him , to crash away
among the undergrowth and trees . The throbbing of his heart and throat became
...
Page 131
of Hinnihami he seemed to change greatly . They were almost always together ,
and the fearlessness which she had shown towards Punchirala , and which
seemed to have changed her suddenly from a child into a woman , inspired him .
of Hinnihami he seemed to change greatly . They were almost always together ,
and the fearlessness which she had shown towards Punchirala , and which
seemed to have changed her suddenly from a child into a woman , inspired him .
Page 284
The flesh of the cheeks had dried and shrunk ; the lips seemed to have sunk into
the toothless mouth , leaving a long line damp with saliva under the nose . And
under the lined forehead were the eyes , lifeless and filmy , peering out of ...
The flesh of the cheeks had dried and shrunk ; the lips seemed to have sunk into
the toothless mouth , leaving a long line damp with saliva under the nose . And
under the lined forehead were the eyes , lifeless and filmy , peering out of ...
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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 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 perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted 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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