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A Burnt Out Case | Graham Greene

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GILES FODEN Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mutilated by disease and amputation. Querry slowly moves towards a cure, his mind getting clearer as he works for the colony. However, in the heat of the tropics, no relationship with a married woman, will ever be taken as innocent...

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A Burnt Out Case | Graham Greene

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The story follows a famous Belgian architect of cathedrals as he attempts to withdraw from the world and his fame to a tiny Catholic mission and leprosarium in central Africa. His identity is soon enough revealed much to his annoyance and a misunderstanding between himself and a holy roller plantation owner leads to tragedy. This is your typical Greene thriller novel infused with questions about Catholicism. Not my favorite Greene, but okay.

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