The Factory (Paperback)

The English-language debut of one of Japan's most exciting new writers, The Factory follows three workers at a sprawling industrial factory. Each worker focuses intently on the specific task they've been assigned: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. But their lives slowly 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 unexpected moments of creeping humor, The Factory casts a vivid-and sometimes surreal-portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.

General

Imprint:	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Hiroko Oyamada
Translators:	David Boyd
Dimensions:	184 x 114 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-8112-2885-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-8112-2885-1
Barcode:	9780811228855

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