A Fortunate Man: still the most important book about general practice ever written

[摘要] This is a short book, modestly described by the author as an ‘essay’. In it a GP working in the Forest of Dean in the mid-1960s comes to life. We read about his encounters with patients and his struggle to respond to their illnesses and lives. The demanding and fallible humanity of John Sassall, the doctor, is described as clearly as the everyday courage and despair of his patients. As if this were not enough, the book's photos by Jean Mohr are the visual equivalent of a choral passion. They portray Sassall at work and in conversation, his patients as individuals and in groups, and the ever-changing dialogue between sky and landscape, both beautiful and full of foreboding.

[学科分类] 卫生学