TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berger,John
AU  - Mohr,Jean
TI  - A fortunate man 
SN  - 0904613119 (pbk)
PY  - 1976///
CY  - London
PB  - Writers and Readers
KW  - Physicians
KW  - General practice
N1  - Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1967
N2  - 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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