{"product_id":"9781803510590","title":"The Factory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Oyamada, Hiroko \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 October 2024 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 128 x 10 | 102g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the town, there is the factory.  Beyond the factory, there is nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin the sprawling industrial complex, three employees are assigned to different departments. There, each must focus on a specific task: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. As they grow accustomed to the routine and co-workers, their lives become governed by their work.  Days take on a strange logic and momentum, and little by little, the margins of reality seem to be dissolving: Where does the factory end and the rest of the world begin? What's going on with the strange animals here? And after a while - it could be weeks or years - the three workers struggle to answer the most basic question: what am I doing here? With hints of Kafka and Beckett and unexpected moments of creeping humour, The Factory is a vivid, and sometimes surreal, portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46011628355843,"sku":"9781803510590","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781803510590.jpg?v=1731405823","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781803510590","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}