A Fortunate Man The Story of a Country Doctor - Canons

In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man - his work occupies and fulfils him, he lives amongst the patients he treats, the line between his life and his work is happily blurred.In A Fortunate Man, Berger's text and the photography of Jean Mohr reveal with extraordinary intensity the life of a remarkable man. It is a portrait of one selfless individual and the rural community for which he became the hub. Drawing on psychology, biography and medicine A Fortunate Man is a portrait of sacrifice. It is also a profound exploration of what it means to be a doctor, to serve a community and to heal.With a new introduction by writer and GP, Gavin Francis.

ISBN:	9781782115038
Publisher:	Canongate Books
Imprint:	Canongate
Published date:	04 Feb 2016
DEWEY:	610.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	168
Weight:	160g
Height:	130mm
Width:	197mm
Spine width:	15mm

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