La France pour la vie
First edition
AuthorsNicolas Sarkozy
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SubjectFrench politics
Genrenon-fiction
PublisherPlon
Publication date
2016
ISBN978-2-259-24894-5
Preceded byTémoignage 

La France pour la vie (English: "France for life") is a 2016 political memoir by Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France and chairman of The Republicans.

Background

The book is written in the first person, like his 2006 book Témoignage, which was published before he was elected as president.[1] President Sarkozy finished writing this book over the winter break of 2015.[2] He has stressed that this is not a campaign book.[3]

The commercial launch of the book is controversial regarding some other members of The Republicans.[4]

Content

In the book, President Sarkozy regrets taking a holiday on Vincent Bolloré's yacht and insulting a heckler at the start of his tenure as president.[3][5] He adds that he wants to repeal the 35-hour workweek and the solidarity tax on wealth.[3][5] He believes that same-sex marriage should remain legal in France.[5]

Additionally, Sarkozy writes about his relationships with U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin.[1] He also analyzes his policies towards Libya and Georgia.[1]

Marianne (magazine) writes a paper titled : "Sarkozy's method to transform your flaws into qualities", analyzing the book and comparing its content to a job interview.[6]

Errors

Several errors are in the book :

The newspaper Libération has published a fact checking article regarding some others errors.[9]

References


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