{"product_id":"the-interpreter-alice-kaplan-9780226424255","title":"The Interpreter","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo story of World War II is more triumphant than the liberation of France, made famous in countless photos of Parisians waving American flags and kissing GIs as columns of troops paraded down the Champs ?lys?es. But one of the least-known stories from that era is also one of the ugliest chapters in the history of Jim Crow. In \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated author Alice Kaplan recovers this story both as eyewitnesses first saw it, and as it still haunts us today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The American Army executed 70 of its own soldiers between 1943 and 1946-almost all of them black, in an army that was overwhelmingly white. Through the French interpreter Louis Guilloux's eyes, Kaplan narrates two different trials: one of a white officer, one of a black soldier, both accused of murder. Both were court-martialed in the same room, yet the outcomes could not have been more different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kaplan's insight into character and setting creates an indelible portrait of war, race relations, and the dangers of capital punishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A nuanced historical account that resonates with today's controversies over race and capital punishment.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"American racism could become deadly for black soldiers on the front. \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us of this sad component of a heroic chapter in American military history.\" \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With elegance and lucidity, Kaplan revisits these two trials and reveals an appallingly separate and unequal wartime U.S. military justice system.\" \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Kaplan has produced a compelling look at the racial disparities as they were played out...She explores both cases in considerable and vivid detail.\" \u003ci\u003eSacramento\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226424251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226424255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.56w x 0.64d","brand":"Alice Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110813094143,"sku":"9780226424255","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c653b3f2-2639-49d0-a77d-aeb644fca671.jpg?v=1725469854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-interpreter-alice-kaplan-9780226424255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}