David K. Shipler Interprets Interpreters

The Book Case

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Fiction, Arts, Books, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The Interpreter is a beautiful book about the end of the war in Vietnam and one interpreter’s story as his country is torn apart and remade over and over throughout his lifetime. David K. Shipler is arguably one of the greatest journalists of our time. A veteran reporter who wrote about Russia, Vietnam, and Israel (to name a few), he has a Pulitzer to his name and his non-fiction books are legendary. I mean, the man ran a foreign desk for the New York Times and taught at Princeton. So why write a book of fiction? We don’t know, but we are so glad he did. Tune in to find out why. Our bookstore is Charlie’s local, so you don’t want to miss it. Find books mentioned on The Book Case: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 Books mentioned on this week's episode: The Interpreter by David K. Shipler The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land by David K. Shipler The Rights of the People by David K. Shipler Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword by David K. Shipler Russia: Broken Idols, Solemn Dreams by David K. Shipler A Country of Strangers: Black and White in America by David K. Shipler Rights at Risk: The Limits of Liberty in Modern America by David K. Shipler Driving Miss Daisy: A Play by Alfred Uhry The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald This is Happiness by Niall Williams The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.9	Well, hello, they're attentive listeners.
0:39.8	It is another episode of the bookcase, and I'm sure you're thrilled to hear that.
0:44.8	I'm Charlie Gibson in partnership with Kate Gibson, and I'm equally thrilled to be here and thrilled you are listening.
0:52.1	Let's see how many times you can say the word thrilled.
0:54.0	But, you know, it's a good day.
0:56.0	It's a good day. Thursdays are always good days.
0:58.0	That's indeed correct.
1:00.0	We have David Chippler with us.
1:02.0	David Chippler is an extraordinarily accomplished reporter.
1:06.0	I know of him in the reporting world.
1:08.0	He worked for the New York Times for a considerable period covering in Moscow, in the Middle East,
1:15.1	and in the last days of the Vietnam War.
1:17.7	He, at an advanced age, and I think he would forgive me for saying it, he's 83 years old.
1:22.8	And he has written his first novel, great accomplishments in the nonfiction world, writing about
1:29.4	the Middle East, writing about the Soviet Union, writing about civil rights and human rights.
1:35.0	But now he's written a novel called The Interpreter, and he's going to be with us for the
1:39.1	next two weeks because in our conversation with him, we were just fascinated by the two parts that he talked
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