{"product_id":"the-factory","title":"The Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe English-language debut of one of Japan’s most exciting new writers,\u003cem\u003e The 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, The Factory casts a vivid—and sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace. [publisher's note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357564805460,"sku":"A8B-28302","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/Scan_20201112_125058.jpg?v=1790812301","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/the-factory","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}