Human Traces
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Human Traces is a historical novel by Sebastian Faulks that explores the early development of psychiatry and the complexities of the human mind through the intertwined lives of two 19th-century doctors.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Human Traces canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T452608 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Traces Context triple: [Sebastian Faulks, notableWork, Human Traces]
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The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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C.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
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Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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E.
Walkaway
Walkaway is a science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores post-scarcity society, open-source culture, and resistance to surveillance capitalism in a near-future setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Human Traces Target entity description: Human Traces is a historical novel by Sebastian Faulks that explores the early development of psychiatry and the complexities of the human mind through the intertwined lives of two 19th-century doctors.
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A.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
-
B.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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C.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
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D.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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E.
Walkaway
Walkaway is a science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores post-scarcity society, open-source culture, and resistance to surveillance capitalism in a near-future setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of mental illness on families
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limits of medical knowledge ⓘ philosophical questions about consciousness ⓘ relationship between science and human emotion ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
19th-century doctors
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family members of patients ⓘ psychiatric patients ⓘ |
| hasForm | long novel ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
multi-decade narrative arc
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multiple locations in Europe ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
European intellectual history
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development of psychological theories ⓘ history of psychiatry ⓘ treatment of mental illness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
complexities of the human mind
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early development of psychiatry ⓘ friendship ⓘ mental illness ⓘ science and ethics ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
doctor
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psychiatrist ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Human Traces Description of subject: Human Traces is a historical novel by Sebastian Faulks that explores the early development of psychiatry and the complexities of the human mind through the intertwined lives of two 19th-century doctors.
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