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Press Release
Thursday 14 December 2006
Testimony: The English version of the bestselling Témoignage
Harriman House
Political bestseller translated
Harriman House will see in the new year with the English translation of a political best seller.
With over 300,000 copies sold in France this year, 'Testimony' sets out radical political star Nicolas Sarkozy's vision for France. This very untypical French politician takes Gaullist traditionalism and turns it on its head by pointing out that de Gaulle, who changed the entire French political landscape, was anything but a traditionalist.
A notably dynamic minister under President Chirac, Sarkozy is no stranger to controversy. He sets out "what I tried to do, what I want to do in the future and what can be done". Of great relevance to those who wrestle with the worldwide problem of gridlock in western style democracies, he explains how to get things moving.
Spin is rejected in favour of persuasion and clarity of explanation. The media are accepted as inevitable and essential partners. The people must be involved.
The book contains an introduction that sets the scene for the reader and appendices giving useful information about Nicolas Sarkozy's career, previous books and the French electoral system by the translator, Robert Harneis; a British journalist living and working in France.
There is a wide ranging examination of all the problems facing France: immigration, integration, employment, globalisation, law and order, education, Europe and international relations. There is also a clear expose of the weaknesses of the Fifth Republic and the changes that are necessary.
'Testimony' sets a bench mark of French political debate for the elections in 2007 and a guide for anyone interested where France is heading at a turning point in its history. It is also an intensely human book that is part biography, scattered with astute and sometimes entertaining comments about political contemporaries; not least Jacques Chirac, by one who, whatever his future, has already indelibly marked the politics of his country.
Harriman House recently acquired the online political bookshop www.politicos.co.uk and is set to publish more political titles in the coming months.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicolas Sarkozy is France's Minister of the Interior and the head of the UMP. He is one of the leading candidates for the 2007 French presidential elections.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR:
Robert Harneis is a journalist working for 'French News', the English language newspaper published in Périgueux.
He writes about French and European politics and edits a column on the North East of France.
Robert has a degree in Modern French and European History and lives and works in the Outre Fôret in Alsace; which is well placed for visits to the UK and the European institutions in Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels.
Following the English translation of Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Témoignage', he is currently writing two books. One, a biography of Ségolène Royal and the other about de Gaulle - when the Free French were based in London.
ABOUT HARRIMAN HOUSE:
Harriman House is one of the UK’s leading independent publishers of finance, business, economic and political books. Our catalogue covers a wide range of subjects from personal finance, small business and current affairs, through to stock market investing, trading, and professional guides. For details of all of our titles go to: www.harriman-house.com.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
'Testimony' is due for publication in January 2007.
More details can be found online at: www.harriman-house.com/testimony
For further information on this book or its author, please contact Tom Orchard, or Helen McCusker in the PR department at Harriman House:
Tel: +44 (0)1730 269809
Email: pr@harriman-house.com
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