The Factory
€19.25
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781803510538 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hiroko Oyamada |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.210 |
| Publishing Date | 02/11/2023 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €18.16 |
| Tax | €1.09 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €19.25 |
| Availability | Unavailable |
Product Description
From the award-winning author of Weasels in the Attic, a modern fable about the world of workBeyond 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.