▁village ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁Central ▁Province . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁towns ▁in ▁Central ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Department ▁of ▁Census ▁and ▁Statistics ▁- S ri ▁L anka ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Central ▁Province , ▁Sri ▁L anka <0x0A> </s> ▁Wood s men ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁is ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Martin ▁All erd ale ▁Gra inger , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁by ▁Edward ▁Arnold . ▁In ▁writing ▁the ▁novel , ▁Gra inger ▁drew ▁on ▁his ▁experiences ▁as ▁a ▁logger ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁for ests ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Wood s men ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁examples ▁of ▁real ism ▁in ▁western ▁Canadian ▁literature . ▁Gra inger ▁based ▁his ▁novel ▁on ▁his ▁uns ent iment al ▁account ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁logging ▁cam ps . ▁This ▁way ▁of ▁writing ▁gave ▁the ▁story ▁a ▁rough ▁edge ▁that ▁was ▁unusual ▁fare ▁for ▁Canadian ▁readers . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁" d ram atic ▁and ▁lo os ely ▁struct ured ▁tale ... ▁at ▁heart ▁a ▁love ▁story ." ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁pain ts ▁the ▁picture ▁of ▁a ▁logging ▁operator ▁both ▁obs essed ▁with ▁the ▁l umber ▁trade ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁power . ▁ ▁The ▁accuracy ▁of ▁detail ▁in ▁Gra inger ' s ▁work ▁has ▁led ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁examples ▁of ▁local ▁real ism ▁in ▁Canadian ▁writing ." ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁I ▁have