The factory
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The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan
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.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 12 november 2019
Aantal pagina's: 128
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Hiroko Oyamada
Tweede Auteur: David Boyd
Hoofduitgeverij: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Eerste Vertaler: David Boyd
Tweede Vertaler: David Boyd
Editie: 1
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 132 mm
Product hoogte: 13 mm
Product lengte: 203 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 123 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 14 mm
Verpakking lengte: 202 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 289 g
EAN: 9780811228855