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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.

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