A Burnt-out Case
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Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
A tense, powerful novel about second chances and the inescapable past. 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...
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
A tense, powerful novel about second chances and the inescapable past. 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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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
A tense, powerful novel about second chances and the inescapable past. 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...
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
A tense, powerful novel about second chances and the inescapable past. 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...
A Burnt-out Case
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