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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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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Medical profession

• Full title: Fortunate Man
• Subtitle: The Story of a Country Doctor
• Author: John Berger
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• EAN: 9781782115038
• ISBN: 178211503X
• ID: 09504515
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Weight: 160 g
• Dimensions: 130 × 197 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. February 2016

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