{"product_id":"naming-the-leper-9780807171127","title":"Naming the Leper","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1919 and 1941, five relatives of Christopher Lee Manes were diagnosed with an illness then referred\u003cbr\u003eto as 'leprosy' and now known as Hansen's disease. After their diagnosis, the five Landry siblings were separated from their loved ones and sent to the National Leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, where they remained in quarantine until their deaths. Drawing on historical documents and imaginative reconstructions, \u003cem\u003eNaming the Leper\u003c\/em\u003e tells through poetry this family's haunting story of exile and human suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile confined at Carville, the Landry siblings attempted to keep some connection to the outside world by writing letters to family members and other loved ones. Manes incorporates materials from this correspondence, along with medical records, the leprosarium newsletter, and personal interviews, as he crafts poems that reconstruct his relatives' daily lives at Carville. Although much can only be imagined, their words remain factual and the\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371769176407,"sku":"9780807171127","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807171127.jpg?v=1730154482","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/naming-the-leper-9780807171127","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}