A fortunate man

By:

Berger, John

Contributor(s):

Mohr, Jean [photographer]

Publication details: London : Writers and Readers, 1976.Description: 171 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

0904613119 (pbk)

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

W 87.

Summary: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves		W 89 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	People & planet	ZZ 3 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		023577

Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1967.

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.

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