A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor Paperback - 1997 - 1st Edition
by John Berger
First line
"This book is dedicated to John and Betty whom it concerns, and to Philip O'Connor for the letters he wrote to me whilst I was writing it."
From the jacket flap
In this quietly revolutionary work of social observation and medical philosophy, Booker Prize-winning writer John Berger and the photographer Jean Mohr train their gaze on an English country doctor and find a universal man--one who has taken it upon himself to recognize his patient's humanity when illness and the fear of death have made them unrecognizable to themselves. In the impoverished rural community in which he works, John Sassall tend the maimed, the dying, and the lonely. He is not only the dispenser of cures but the repository of memories. And as Berger and Mohr follow Sassall about his rounds, they produce a book whose careful detail broadens into a meditation on the value we assign a human life. First published thirty years ago, A Fortunate Man remains moving and deeply relevant--no other book has offered such a close and passionate investigation of the roles doctors play in their society.
"In contemporary letters 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
Details
- Title A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
- Author John Berger
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date March 25, 1997
- ISBN 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.19 x 0.56 in (20.27 x 13.18 x 1.42 cm)
-
Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Library of Congress subjects Sassall, John, Physicians (General practice) - England -
- Dewey Decimal Code 610.924
More Copies for Sale
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by John Berger
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - VG-
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
£5.79£3.61 shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by John Berger
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
£6.12FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by Berger, John
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 4
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
£6.12FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man : The Story of a Country Doctor
by John Berger
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
£6.12FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by Berger, John
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
£6.12FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man : The Story of a Country Doctor
by Berger, John
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
£8.37FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by John Berger; Jean Mohr [Photographer]
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 774
- Seller
-
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
£8.97£3.20 shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by John Berger
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Edition
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
£9.59FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man : The Story of a Country Doctor
by Berger, John
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Like New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
£10.32FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by John Berger; Jean Mohr [Photographer]
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780679737261 / 067973726X
- Quantity Available
- 774
- Seller
-
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
£10.82£3.20 shipping to USA