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Page 47
She stood trembling as Babun came out of the jungle and walked towards her .
were very bright ; his teeth showed white between his parted lips ; the long black
hair upon his breast glistened with sweat . He stood in front of her . • Punchi ...
She stood trembling as Babun came out of the jungle and walked towards her .
were very bright ; his teeth showed white between his parted lips ; the long black
hair upon his breast glistened with sweat . He stood in front of her . • Punchi ...
Page 173
He stood near Fernando ; his forehead was wrinkled with perplexity . Surely the
story could not be true , and yet how could it be false ? Why should the
Mahatmaya and Babehami lie to him ? The simplicity of his character made him
always ...
He stood near Fernando ; his forehead was wrinkled with perplexity . Surely the
story could not be true , and yet how could it be false ? Why should the
Mahatmaya and Babehami lie to him ? The simplicity of his character made him
always ...
Page 189
The court interpreter , a Sinhalese Mahatmaya in coat and trousers , stood upon
a small wooden step near the bench . The judge spoke to him in an angry voice .
The interpreter replied in a soothing deferential tone . The conversation being in
...
The court interpreter , a Sinhalese Mahatmaya in coat and trousers , stood upon
a small wooden step near the bench . The judge spoke to him in an angry voice .
The interpreter replied in a soothing deferential tone . The conversation being 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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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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