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Page 103
The one at the north end belonged to the Beragama deviyo : the temple or
dewala itself was a small , squat , oblong building ... among a litter of broken
furniture and odds and ends , lounged and squatted and slept a large number of
pilgrims .
The one at the north end belonged to the Beragama deviyo : the temple or
dewala itself was a small , squat , oblong building ... among a litter of broken
furniture and odds and ends , lounged and squatted and slept a large number of
pilgrims .
Page 111
Come away from all these people . They pushed through the crowd , and going
down a narrow opening between two boutiques found themselves in the strip of
quiet forest upon the bank of the river . The vederala squatted down under a tree
...
Come away from all these people . They pushed through the crowd , and going
down a narrow opening between two boutiques found themselves in the strip of
quiet forest upon the bank of the river . The vederala squatted down under a tree
...
Page 118
Most of the people squatted down , and , though they could not hear a word of
what followed , they watched in hope of some exciting development . Babun and
Silindu squatted down in front of the sanyasi . Karlinahami , Hinnihami , and the ...
Most of the people squatted down , and , though they could not hear a word of
what followed , they watched in hope of some exciting development . Babun and
Silindu squatted down in front of the sanyasi . Karlinahami , Hinnihami , and 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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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