A Burnt Out Case - Softcover

Greene, Graham

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9780099286134: A Burnt Out Case

Synopsis

When Querry, world-famous architect, no longer enjoys life or takes pleasure in art, he sets off on a voyage to a leper colony in the Congo.

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About the Author

Graham Greene (1904–1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the foreign office. His many books include The Third Man, The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt. He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.

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“Mr. Greene’s extraordinary power of plot-making, of suspense and of narration…moves continuously both in time and space and in emotion.” –The Times

"Graham Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature.” -- John Le Carré

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When Querry, world-famous architect, no longer enjoys life or takes pleasure in art, he sets off on a voyage to a leper colony in the Congo.

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