{"title":"Christopher Burney","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"solitary-confinement-paperback","title":"Solitary Confinement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParachuted into France as a British secret agent, Christopher Burney was arrested by the Gestapo and thrown into a solitary confinement cell in a prison outside Paris. There he spent 526 days in complete isolation. With little human contact and nothing to distract him, Burney developed a mental and spiritual regime that enabled him not just to survive but to develop an internal resilience that enabled him to survive his subsequent time in Buchenwald concentration camp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of print for over 40 years and virtually unknown outside the U.K., \u003cem\u003eSolitary Confinement \u003c\/em\u003ehas quietly developed a reputation as a modern masterpiece of contemplative literature. As the critic Frank Kermode wrote, \"The courage and the intellectual integrity Christopher Burney are far beyond what most of us would expect of ourselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368466383071,"sku":"9781915812469","price":29.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/pYyp5eDe1w9781915812469.webp?v=1789128474"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/christopher-burney.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}