{"product_id":"the-factory-hiroko-oyamada","title":"The Factory - Hiroko Oyamada","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeasels in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e, a modern fable about the world of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the sprawling industrial complex, three new employees are each assigned a department. 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith hints of Kafka and Beckett and unexpected moments of creeping humor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Factory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a vivid, and sometimes surreal, portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Great condition, general wear and tear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks\/Annotations: None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage count: 116 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"litsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53174599057707,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/1001\/0155\/files\/134.png?v=1776059603","url":"https:\/\/lit-sy.com\/products\/the-factory-hiroko-oyamada","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}