From the award-winning author of Weasels in the Attic, a modern
fable about the world of work Beyond the town, there is the
factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing. Within 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? 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.
General
Imprint: |
Granta Publications Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Hiroko Oyamada
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
128 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80351-053-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80351-053-6 |
Barcode: |
9781803510538 |
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