A burnt-out case / Graham Greene

G. Green

Tired with life, Querry, a world-famous architect retreats to a leproserie in Africa. He fears he has lost the ability to feel love and pain; in this sense he is no different from a leper who has lost all their limbs and the extremities to leprosy, a burnt-out case. Querry helps the priests in the leproserie, doing the little that he can, while trying to keep a low profile. But even in the heart of Africa, Querry finds that he cannot escape from his fame, nor from the enthusiasm of his fans. It is the misguided actions of others around him that lead to his final downfall.