A Fortunate Man
£9.99
With empathy and imagination John Berger depicts the circumstances of individual lives and the humanity and detail of the doctor-patient relationship in a country practice.
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Description
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.
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| Weight | 0.168 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.3 cm |
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