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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instanceOf historical novel
novel
author Sebastian Faulks
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores impact of mental illness on families
limits of medical knowledge
philosophical questions about consciousness
relationship between science and human emotion
genre historical fiction
psychological fiction
hasCharacterType 19th-century doctors
family members of patients
psychiatric patients
hasForm long novel
hasStructure multi-decade narrative arc
multiple locations in Europe
hasSubject European intellectual history
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
early development of psychiatry
friendship
mental illness
science and ethics
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
protagonistOccupation doctor
psychiatrist
settingPeriod 19th century

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Sebastian Faulks notableWork Human Traces