{"product_id":"the-factory-1","title":"Hiroko Oyamada: The Factory [2023]","description":"From the award-winning author of Weasels in the Attic, a modern fable about the world of work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the town, there is the factory.  Beyond the factory, there is nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the sprawling industrial complex, three new employees are each assigned a department. There, each must focuses 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.","brand":"Oyamada, Hiroko","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":52708165714259,"sku":"XV81803510538","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/oyamada-hiroko-the-factory-xv81803510538-1214368017.jpg?v=1767618396","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-factory-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}