Carville : remembering leprosy in America / Marcia Gaudet.

Author/creator Gaudet, Marcia G.
Format Book
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2004.
Descriptionxv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-212) and index.
LCCN 2004008952
ISBN157806693X (cloth : alk. paper)