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Page 79
There is no need to use your charm , vederala , ' said Karlinahami , “ if you want
one for yourself . ' * There is only one unmarried woman in the village now , ' said
the vederala , and she is Silindu's daughter . ' An uncomfortable silence fell ...
There is no need to use your charm , vederala , ' said Karlinahami , “ if you want
one for yourself . ' * There is only one unmarried woman in the village now , ' said
the vederala , and she is Silindu's daughter . ' An uncomfortable silence fell ...
Page 87
Vederala ! I have brought you kurakkan here ; it is all I have . And I will talk to the
girl for you , yes , and to my brother if he gets well . But take the spell from him ,
vederala ; take the spell from him , I pray you . ' • I know nothing of spells . I am a ...
Vederala ! I have brought you kurakkan here ; it is all I have . And I will talk to the
girl for you , yes , and to my brother if he gets well . But take the spell from him ,
vederala ; take the spell from him , I pray you . ' • I know nothing of spells . I am a ...
Page 114
But , vederala , what are we to do now ? The man's strength goes from him . Even
to take him back the long way to the village will be difficult . ' Patience , mother ,
patience . You must call louder to the god nightly until the moon is full . Perhaps ...
But , vederala , what are we to do now ? The man's strength goes from him . Even
to take him back the long way to the village will be difficult . ' Patience , mother ,
patience . You must call louder to the god nightly until the moon is full . Perhaps ...
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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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