Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish prison memoir as appeal looms
Nicolas Sarkozy recounts his three-week jail experience in a 216-page memoir published by Fayard, part of Vincent Bolloré's media group, reflecting on prison's impact on inner life.
- On November 21, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the forthcoming memoir, Diary of a Prisoner, to be published by Fayard on December 10.
- After serving three weeks at La Santé this autumn, Nicolas Sarkozy was released pending appeal on Nov. 10, with the hearing set for March 16–June 3.
- Fayard, part of Vincent Bolloré's media group, will publish the memoir; Sarkozy's release included a foreign travel ban and contact restrictions, and visits by Emmanuel Macron and Gérald Darmanin sparked criticism.
- With an appeals trial set for March 16–June 3, Nicolas Sarkozy faces other convictions and removed electronic tag, and remains influential on the right despite being stripped of the Legion of Honour.
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The book is titled Diary of a Prisoner and will be available from December 10th.
The long history of prisoners' literature receives a new chapter: France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, imprisoned in the Santé for three weeks, announces a book about it.
Nicolas Sarkozy announced Friday the launch of a letter entitled “The Journal of a Detenant”, published by the editor Fayard, in a message posted on the X. Sarkozy network spent 20 days in prison, and soon the curious will be able to read...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced today that he will publish a book about his brief stay in prison, titled "Diary of a Prisoner."
Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish prison memoir as appeal looms
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will publish a book about his recent time behind bars, titled “Diary of a Prisoner,” on Dec. 10, his publisher Fayard announced Friday. The house is part of the media group controlled by conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré.
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