Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to publish prison memoir on his 20 days behind bars

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to publish prison memoir on his 20 days behind bars  That was a fast turnaround... Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is set to publish a book next month called “A Prisoner’s Diary”, detailing his 20 days in jail. He was released from La Santé prison on 10 November.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/24/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-to-publish-prison-memoir-on-his-20-days-behind-bar  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is publishing a book about his three weeks behind

00:07bars, set to hit shelves on December 10th. His publisher Fayard said the memoir titled

00:14A Prisoner's Diary is 216 pages long, just under 11 pages per day that Sarkozy spent

00:21in prison. Sarkozy, who was separated from the general prison population, trailed the

00:27release in a post on X. A quote from the book was also released as a teaser. In prison,

00:33there is nothing to see and nothing to do. Sarkozy was convicted in September of criminal

00:39conspiracy over a scheme to obtain campaign funds for his 2007 presidential race. A Paris

00:45court gave him a five-year sentence and he became the first former French president to

00:50end up behind bars since Nazi collaborator Philippe Pétain. He was released pending appeal on the 10th

00:57of November.

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