Author: Berger, John, Mohr, Jean, Francis, Gavin
Language
Published on 4 February 2016 by CANONGATE BOOKS LTD (Canongate Canons) as part of 'the Canons' series.
Paperback | 176 pages, numerous b&w integrated photos
129 x 198 x 16 | 164g
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.