The Empire Sells Out

A pervasive sense of parody and humour is displayed within The Empire Sells Out, where more-than-human figures, forms, and omnipresent forces play their part in a drama-charged, shifting society. The Emperor is at its centre, an evocation of humanity traversing a landscape of shapeshifting brush strokes and bristling language - he's universally known but racked with uncertainties... The Emperor's greatest ambition is to attain anonymity. This book is part social commentary, part fiction, concent