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Title: A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
Publisher: - -
Publication Date: 1800
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1782115013
ISBN 13: 9781782115014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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Booker Prize-winner Berger's exploration of what it means to heal, republished nearly 50 years on

In 1966, John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dead shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man—his work occupies and fulfills him, he lives among the patients he treats, and the line between his life and his work is happily blurred. In this book, 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, this 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.

About the Author

John Berger is the author of King, The Success and Failure of Picasso, Understanding a Photograph, and Ways of Seeing, one of the most influential books on art in the 20th century. Jean Mohr is a Swiss documentary photographer who has worked with the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization. He has produced 26 books of photography, including five with John Berger and one with Edward Said. Gavin Francis is a general practitioner and novelist, and the author of Empire Antarctica.

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