Description: A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene BCE 1961 HCDJ Viking Press, Inc. Very Good condition: Cover is clean, as some fading along upper edge, slight shelf wear on lower edge, some discoloring on inside covers and cover page; dust jacket clean has some slight scuffing on front and back, some wear on lower edge and top and bottom of spine; pages clean, free from markings, folds, tears, wrinkles; binding and hinges intact. 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 who has gone through a stage of mutilation. However, as Querry loses himself in work for the lepers his disease of mind slowly approaches a cure. Then the white community finds out who Querry is...For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. A Century of Christian Leadership Since 1902 when we first opened our doors, The Himmelreich Library has been called "...the finest Christian library of its kind in the United States, and the second largest in the world." Now after a over century of Christian leadership, the library’s directors are re-purposing this unique 19th Century Christian institution as a "Library Without Walls" with worldwide outreach for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. With a growing collection over 11,000 individual titles including Christian books, films, and music, The Himmelreich has reached tens of thousands across Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley. Today, The Himmelreich is expanding our mission! Thanks for your purchase of auction items which help us continue to grow as America’s FREE Christian Library. Be part of it! Your donation of books to “The Worldwide Auction For The Himmelreich” will help us reach the world for Christ. Click for more (link): TheHimmelreich.com We are happy to combine shipping when you make multiple purchases. Just send us a note before you pay. Thanks!
Price: 6.99 USD
Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-10-12T18:20:06.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Viking Press
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1961
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Book club ed
Author: Graham Greene
Personalized: No
Topic: Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
