- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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A Thousand Shards of Glass
About this book
A visceral and eviscerating lament for the USA, the country Katakis loved but can no longer bear to live in. Once upon a time, Michael Katakis lived in a place of big dreams, bright colours and sleight of hand. That place was America. One night, travelling where those who live within illusions should never go, he stared into the darkness and glimpsed a faded flag where shadows gathered, revealing another America. It was a broken place, bred from fear and distrust - a thousand shards of glass - filled with a people who long ago had given away all that was precious; a people who had been sold, for so long, a foreign betrayal that finally came from within, and for nothing more than a handful of silver. These essays, letters and journal entries were written as a farewell to the country Michael loves still, and to the wife he knew as his 'True North'. A powerful and personal polemic, A Thousand Shards of Glassis Michael's appeal to his fellow citizens to change their course; a cautionary tale to those around the world who idealise an America that never was; and, crucially, a glimpse beyond the myth, to a country whose best days could still lie ahead.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Also by Michael Katakis
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Introduction: A Thousand Shards of Glass
- 1 Dying the American Way
- 2 Thanks for the Dance, Mr. Vidal
- 3 The Believers
- 4 Dear Lord Clint, Who Art in Carmel
- 5 Remaining Seated
- OTHER VOICES
- 6 Bringing Back the Draft
- 7 Christopher Hitchens and the Heroes that Never Were
- 8 The Ghost of T.E. Lawrence
- 9 Dear President Bush, Say it Ain’t So
- OTHER VOICES
- 10 Just Another Dark American Day
- 11 An Absence of Poetry
- 12 The Last Night Train: What is a Country For?
- 13 My Final Opening Farewell
- ‘The Dark Fountain of Wishes’ Ends’
- Acknowledgments
- (One last time) My True North
- PERMISSIONS