Book review: When a president goes to prison

The overarching sentiment of this book is that a former French president should not have to suffer the indignity of being classed with with other detainees inside Paris’ La Sante prison
Book review: When a president goes to prison

After three weeks in prison, Nicolas Sarkozy was released pending an appeal next year. File picture: Thibault Camus/ AP

Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 - 01:00
Rory O’Sullivan

  • Diary of a Prisoner (Le journal d’un prisonnier)
  • Nicolas Sarkozy 
  • Favard, £12.99

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