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gather in Silindu ' s compound to listen to one of her stories . They sat round the
one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning
voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into the darkness . Outside lay ...
gather in Silindu ' s compound to listen to one of her stories . They sat round the
one room or outside round the door , very still and silent , listening to her droning
voice as she squatted by the fire and stared out into the darkness . Outside lay ...
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Babun sat there unable to begin , listening to the sounds of the women in the hut .
At last he said : Silindu , I have come to speak to you ... I want you to listen to me ,
Silindu , for there is much to say . I have watched the girl from the headman ' s ...
Babun sat there unable to begin , listening to the sounds of the women in the hut .
At last he said : Silindu , I have come to speak to you ... I want you to listen to me ,
Silindu , for there is much to say . I have watched the girl from the headman ' s ...
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At first he would not listen to their entreaties and exhortations . At last , when he
was prevailed upon to believe ... He took some food for the first time , and sat
listening to the plans for the pilgrimage . It was decided that they should start on
the ...
At first he would not listen to their entreaties and exhortations . At last , when he
was prevailed upon to believe ... He took some food for the first time , and sat
listening to the plans for the pilgrimage . It was decided that they should start on
the ...
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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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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 | reprint |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0701202564, 9780701202569 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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