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His room held a novel of more than 15,000 pages
Henry Darger worked in hospitals in Chicago and kept his creative work private for decades. When he moved to a nursing home in 1972, his landlords discovered artwork and manuscripts in his room, including a novel of 15,145 pages.
A life’s private work had accumulated in one room.
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