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father ten rupees , and told him he would give the other forty some other time —
but the money was never paid . Next day they went back to the Korala's house ,
and told a tale how the Korala Mahatmaya had got well on the way to my father's
...
father ten rupees , and told him he would give the other forty some other time —
but the money was never paid . Next day they went back to the Korala's house ,
and told a tale how the Korala Mahatmaya had got well on the way to my father's
...
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told us . 6 It was the Mahatmaya who came to my house and called the woman to
him . She refused . She would not leave me . He turned to Fernando . ' Aiya , why
come and trouble us ? We are poor and ignorant , and you have wealth , and ...
told us . 6 It was the Mahatmaya who came to my house and called the woman to
him . She refused . She would not leave me . He turned to Fernando . ' Aiya , why
come and trouble us ? We are poor and ignorant , and you have wealth , and ...
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He told his story very simply and quietly . He had met Babehami , who had told
him that his house had been broken into and that a box had been stolen ; he
described the box and its contents ; he suspected his brotherin - law , who had
been ...
He told his story very simply and quietly . He had met Babehami , who had told
him that his house had been broken into and that a box had been stolen ; he
described the box and its contents ; he suspected his brotherin - law , who had
been ...
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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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