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A Fortunate Man John Berger

A Fortunate Man By John Berger

A Fortunate Man by John Berger

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Summary

Berger's exploration of what it means to heal republished nearly fifty years on

A Fortunate Man Summary

A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor by John Berger

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 novelist and GP, Gavin Francis.

A Fortunate Man Reviews

A masterpiece. When A Fortunate Man was published in 1967 it marked the most significant step forward in the collaboration of a writer and photographer since Let us Now Praise Famous Men by Walker Evans and James Agee. Incredibly, it still does -- GEOFF DYER
A genuine tour de force . . .The intimate portrait of one man and his microscopic world reveals the faults and strains of a whole society * * OBSERVER * *
I only wish I could do justice in a few words to the richness that makes this book so compelling * * GUARDIAN * *
John Berger seems to me peerless; not since Lawrence has there been a writer who offers such attentiveness to the sensual world with responsiveness to the imperatives of conscience * * SUSAN SONTAG * *
This disturbingly beautiful book will continue to haunt you long after you have set it aside -- RICHARD HOLLOWAY
It's one of my favourite books in the world, an ongoing inspiration as to how books should be written (and photography used) -- ALAIN de BOTTON
A book about caring that will make you care, and a book about deep healing that may heal your soul. It is also, almost 50 years on, uncannily timely -- SIMON GARFIELD
This extraordinary book unravels the tangled branches of the everyday to reveal the brightness within. It inspires me to think more slowly, more deeply, to wear acquired knowledge lightly, to open my senses more fully to the wonders in the plain and close-at-hand -- JAMES MEEK
A masterpiece of witness; a three-way meditation on humanity, society and the value of healing -- GAVIN FRANCIS
A touching narrative with imagery that captures the beauty of a GP's relationship with his patients and the community he serves * * British Medical Journal * *

About John Berger

John Berger was born in London in 1926. His seminal Ways of Seeing was one of the most influential books on art in the 20th century. His many books, innovative in form and far-reaching in their historical and political insight, include To the Wedding, King, and the Booker Prize-winning novel, G. Amongst his outstanding studies of art and photography are Another Way of Telling, The Success and Failure of Picasso, Titian: Nymph and Shepherd (with Katya Berger). He lived and worked in a small village in the French Alps, the setting for his trilogy Into Their Labours (Pig Earth, Once in Europa and Lilac and Flag). His collection of essays The Shape of a Pocket was published in 2001. His most recent work, Understanding a Photograph, was edited by Geoff Dyer and published in 2013. Jean Mohr is a Swiss documentary photographer. He has worked with the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization. Mohr studied Economics and Social Science at Geneva University, and later studied painting at the Academie Julian in Paris. He has produced 26 books of photography, five with his literary collaborator John Berger and one with Edward Said. In 1956 he married Simone Turrettini, a documentary filmmaker. They have two sons and four grandchildren.

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GOR011072590
9781782115014
1782115013
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor by John Berger
John Berger
Used - Like New
Hardback
Canongate Books
20150205
176
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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