This Machine Feeds

Heather, a young performance artist with middling talent but flawless instincts for self-promotion, becomes an emblem of our times. As she prepares a work that promises ultimate revelation, her sense of the real begins to disintegrate. By smashing apart the circuit board of late-capitalist life, we can now, at last, witness our ecosystem of surveillance and exploitation. In the sparking cables and blinking lights, we see clearly the humming madness beneath the surface of every image. And the violence of a world that insists on value in constant visibility. Taking its reader on a cultural hell-ride – from reenactments of JFK’s assassination to cherished friends that turn into pillars of salt – This Machine Feeds answers the question that howls in all of our chests: how can I be sane in insane times? ‘One of the most important new voices in fiction’ Alan Moore, author of Watchmen © Heather Parry 2027 (P) Penguin Audio 2027