Project Gutenberg 2008-01-02 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 104 Vaknin, Samuel 1961 Vaknin, Sam Vaknin, Shmuel The Capgras Shift Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "The Capgras Shift" by Samuel Vaknin is a psychological drama written in the early 21st century. The book explores themes of mental illness, specifically delusions involving the Capgras Syndrome, where individuals believe that their loved ones have been replaced by impostors. Through its narrative, the book delves into the complexities of human relationships, identity, and the profound impact of grief and loss. In the story, the protagonist is a therapist starting anew in a desolate setting following personal setbacks. He encounters Isabel, an elderly woman who believes her family has been replaced by fraudulent doubles, a manifestation of her emotional turmoil over the loss of her home and loved ones due to a government project. As their sessions progress, the therapist becomes increasingly entangled in Isabel's world and her concerns about identity and trust. The narrative builds tension as Isabel hosts a dinner for her family, where she questions their authenticity, leading to a web of psychological manipulation and self-doubt that unveils deeper themes regarding reality, perception, and the fragility of the human mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Psychological fiction Capgras syndrome -- Fiction PJ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Fiction 51197 51061 2025-03-10T06:23:25.778013 2023-09-11T03:46:46.664880 text/html text/html 52202 2022-04-18T05:59:27 text/html 89047 2025-03-10T06:23:29.700017 application/epub+zip 87810 2025-03-10T06:23:27.470007 application/epub+zip 87810 2025-03-10T06:23:26.374014 application/epub+zip 181308 2025-03-10T06:23:31.445009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173393 2025-03-10T06:23:29.058030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147910 2022-09-11T08:25:11.876379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44466 44494 2025-03-10T06:23:25.503181 2023-09-11T03:46:46.466879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44251 2022-04-18T05:59:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19831 2025-03-10T06:23:31.570991 application/rdf+xml 13235 2025-03-10T06:23:26.910014 image/jpeg 3496 2025-03-10T06:23:26.637998 image/jpeg 17730 2022-04-18T06:00:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 19236 2022-04-18T06:00:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 86400 2025-03-10T06:23:25.784030 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia