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{{Short description|Satirical book by Yaël Rolognese}}
{{Orphan|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox book
| name              = Nicolas Sarkozy Voodoo Manual
| title_orig        = Nicolas Sarkozy le manuel vaudou
| image             = File:Nicolas_Sarkozy_le_manuel_vaudou.jpg
| author            = Yaël Rolognese
| cover_artist      =
| country           = France
| language          = French
| subject           =
| genre             = [[Biography]], [[Humour]], [[Politics]]
| publisher         = K&B Editors, Paris
| release_date      = October 8, 2008
| english_pub_date  =
| media_type        = Book-Box
| pages             = 56 pp
<!-- edited out unknown parameter | weight = 220g -->| isbn              = 978-2-915957-99-0
}}
The '''''Nicolas Sarkozy Voodoo Manual''''' is a 2008 [[satire|satirical]] book by Yaël Rolognese, about the French President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], published in France by K&B Editors.
== Description ==
The box contains a cloth doll with the president's [[effigy]], a batch of 12 needles, and a book of 56 pages that includes a [[biography]]. Similarly, there is another book published for [[Ségolène Royal]] in red colour.
== Controversy ==
The book's marketing has been the subject of a complaint<ref name="figaro">[http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2008/10/23/01016-20081023ARTFIG00503-sarkozy-veut-interdire-la-vente-de-sa-poupee-vaudou-.php Sarkozy wants to ban the sale of his voodoo doll]</ref> by the [[President of France]] requesting the withdrawal of the voodoo doll by invoking his right to absolute and exclusive use of his image. The case was taken to court where it was dismissed<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/poupee-vaudou-nicolas-sarkozy-deboute-29-10-2008-293218.php Voodoo Doll: Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed]</ref> with the [[judge]] invoking [[freedom of expression]], stating that '' "it is within the limits of freedom of expression and the right to humor"'' and that ''"No one can take this process seriously"''.<ref name="figaro" /> Nicolas Sarkozy appealed the decision and in November 2008, the court ruled that the doll was actually an offense against the president, ordering K&B to put a label on the package to indicate this to customers. President Sarkozy also won one Euro in damages.
== Publication ==
* Rolognese, Yaël (2008), ''Nicolas Sarkozy le manuel vaudou'' (1st ed.), Paris: K&B Editors (published 2008, October 8), {{ISBN|978-2-915957-99-0}}
== See also ==
* [[Voodoo doll#Myths and misconceptions|Voodoo doll]]
* [[Hoodoo (folk magic)|Hoodoo]]
* [[Poppet]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.kandb.fr/description/fr_nsarkozy.html Official site]
[[Category:2008 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:French books]]
[[Category:French political satire]]
[[Category:Political satire books]]
[[Category:Comedy books]]
[[Category:Works about Nicolas Sarkozy]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of politicians|Sarkozy]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of presidents of France|Sarkozy]]