Following its December 10 release, Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Journal d’un prisonnier'—detailing his recent detention—has sold 98,610 copies by December 16, according to NielsenIQ GFK, topping sales charts, publisher Fayard reports.
Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Journal d’un prisonnier' (Fayard, 216 pages, €20.90) has achieved phenomenal success, selling 98,610 copies in under a week since its December 10 release—one month after his November 21 liberation under judicial supervision.
As previously covered, the book recounts his 21-day detention at Paris's La Santé prison starting October 21, following a September 25 conviction (under appeal) for 'association de malfaiteurs' in the 2007 campaign's alleged Libyan financing.
Publisher Fayard hails the sales as 'phenomenal,' with the title leading charts per NielsenIQ GFK. Sarkozy has launched a signing tour in cities like Paris, Marseille, Menton, and Versailles, leveraging the book amid his legal battle and public image rehabilitation. Fayard is owned by Vincent Bolloré.
