{"product_id":"the-factory","title":"The Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Factory by Hiroko Oyamada\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Publisher: \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-xl leading-tight\"\u003eTranslated from Japanese by \u003cspan\u003eDavid Boyd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"my-8 prose lg:prose-xl max-w-none\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe English-language debut of one of Japan’s most exciting new writers, \u003cem\u003eThe Factory\u003c\/em\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith hints of Kafka and unexpected moments of creeping humor, \u003cem\u003eThe Factory\u003c\/em\u003e casts a vivid—and sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48259836182804,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/3254\/7885\/files\/TheFactory.webp?v=1793894954","url":"https:\/\/givenscircle.com\/products\/the-factory","provider":"GIVENS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}