A Burnt-Out Case

Graham Greene
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Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference. He no longer finds meaning in art of pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of "a burnt-out case," a leper who has gone through a stage of mutilation. However, as Querry loses himself in work for the lepers, his disease of mine slowly subsides. Then the white community finds out who Querry really is.
Genres: FictionClassicsAfricaLiteratureNovelsBritish Literature20th CenturyLiterary FictionReligionEnglish Literature
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