{"product_id":"solitary-confinement-christopher-burney-9781915812469","title":"Solitary Confinement","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Burney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915812461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915812469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boiler House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.49d","brand":"Christopher Burney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640871309567,"sku":"9781915812469","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72536b39-b109-4c09-8aa1-b35f911611bc.jpg?v=1740670723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/solitary-confinement-christopher-burney-9781915812469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}