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The Village in the Jungle : Revised and Annotated in Accordance with the Original Manuscript by Leonard Woolf (Hardback, 2004)

Sidelined by Leonard Woolf's involvement in politics after he left the Civil Service, overshadowed by Virginia Woolf's continuous and brilliant achievement as a velist, The Village in the Jungle (1913) fell from tice in Britain until, by the time its author died in 1969, it was almost forgotten. In Sri Lanka and southeast Asia, however, scholars recognize this classic vel as part of a distinguished literary line extending from Kipling through Conrad and Forster, to Paul Scott and Ruth Jhabvala. The value to scholarship of Professor Yasmine Gooneratne's edition is enhanced by perceptive comparisons, w made for the first time, of the vel's various editions with Woolf's original manuscript. Highlighting substantial amendments made by the author prior to publication, she shows in detailed tes how they reflect his passion for accuracy, his wish to maintain objectivity while writing of ather culture, and his humane sympathy for the people among whom he had worked for seven years as a civil servant in Sri Lanka. Errors and misprints in the first edition are corrected. local customs explained, Sinhala words glossed. the vel's themes related to the politics of colonialism, and the entire work brought within the ambit of the 21st century.

Place of Publication
New York
Edited by
Yasmine Gooneratne
Series Part/Volume Number
No. 93
Series Title
Studies in British Literature S.
Author Biography
Emeritus Professor Yasmine Gooneratne, D.Litt. (Macquarie), Ph.D. (Cambridge), BA Hons. (Ceylon), is a poet, novelist and author of studies of Jane Austen, Alexander Pope, Ruth Jhabvala and Leonard Woolf. Professor Gooneratne has been awarded honours including the Marjorie Barnard Prize for Fiction, India's Raja Rao Award for her outstanding contribution to the literature of the South Asian diaspora, and the Order of Australia for her services to literature and education.
Date of Publication
31/12/2004
Country of Publication
United States

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