A Thousand Shards of Glass

‘George Bernard Shaw observed that all progress depends on unreasonable men – as reasonable men adapt themselves to the world and do not try to change it. But Michael Katakis is a reasonable man who has refused to adapt. A Thousand Shards of Glass, a book written with remarkable prescience some years ago, recounts with sad eloquence his disillusionment with America. His is a voice full of common sense and simple humanity that seem to have been lost in contemporary America. It is a voice both kind and angry, the voice of a reasonable man who has not lost his idealism but who is deeply troubled by what he sees and describes so clearly.’ – Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm and Admissions
‘Katakis writes with an economic elegance about the rift between America as advertised and America as experienced with the passion and precision of a poet’ – Rick Klefell * National Public Radio *

Author and photographer Michael Katakis has travelled extensively for the past thirty-five years, writing about and photographing a wide range of cultures and geographic locations.

His books include:

• Photographs and Words with Dr Kris Hardin
• Traveller: Observations from an American in Exile
• The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
• Sacred Trusts: Essays on Stewardship and Responsibility
• Excavating Voices: Listening to Photographs of Native Americans

Katakis has exhibited his work at the British Library, the Royal Geographical Society in London, and the International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. In 1991, the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., acquired Michael’s portrait of Maya Lin for their collection.

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