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10 de abr. de 2018 · “A Burnt-Out Case is a fascinating study of the relationship of suffering, especially freely accepted suffering—to wholeness. . . . Free from the theological arrogance, the baiting of rationalists, the melodramatic use of attempted bargains with God which gave a peculiar edge and intensity to Greene’s earlier religious fiction . . . a very appealing novel, wise, gentle and sympathetic.”
- Graham Greene
Greene has set his novel in a remote African leprosery run by nuns and priests. They have as their unexpected guest an internationally famous architect named Querry who arrives incognito, trying to escape as far as possible from his past. Querry is himself a burnt-out case. He is no longer moved to design a building or sleep with a woman.
A Burnt-Out Case Summary. A Burnt-Out Case begins with an anonymous European (apparently wealthy, as he drinks whiskey and smokes cigars) riding "the Bishop's boat" on the Congo river into Africa. This man talks little, simply riding along as the boat makes customary stops at seminaries and docks along the way.
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27 de ago. de 2010 · A burnt-out case by Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Publication date 1961 Topics NOVELAS INGLESAS, Leprosy, Religion, Leprosy, Anglais (langue), Nouvelles anglaises
1 de fev. de 2020 · A Burnt-Out Case is the story of Querry’s time in the leper colony and of his interactions with the people there. There is the doctor, who has his hands full with patients and works tirelessly from morning to night; also, he is a confirmed atheist and is there for no other reason than to use his skills to alleviate pain and suffering.
7 de abr. de 1992 · A Burnt-Out Case. Graham Greene. Penguin Publishing Group, Apr 7, 1992 - Fiction - 208 pages. 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 ...
