@book{20226, keywords = {United States, Louisiana, leprosy, History, Carville}, author = {Gaudet M}, title = {Carville : remembering leprosy in America}, abstract = {Carville, leprosy, and real people: an introduction to a culture apart -- "An exile in my own country": the unspeakable trauma of entering Carville -- "Through the hole in the fence": personal narratives of absconding from Carville -- Telling it slant: personal narratives, tall tales, and the reality of leprosy -- The world downside up: Mardi Gras at Carville -- "Under the pecans": history and memory in the graveyard at Carville -- Remembering leprosy: postmemory and the Carville legacy.}, year = {2004}, pages = {xv, 221 p.}, publisher = {University Press of Mississippi}, address = {Jackson}, isbn = {1-57806-693-X}, url = {http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008952.html}, note = {Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-212) and index.}, language = {eng}, }