{"product_id":"the-factory","title":"The Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/weasels-in-the-attic?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=weasels\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeasels in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a modern fable about the world of work. Beyond 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere, 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? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith hints of Kafka and Beckett and unexpected moments of creeping humour,\u003cem\u003e The Factory\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid, and sometimes surreal, portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiroko Oyamada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44268797264129,"sku":"9781803510590","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1507.png?v=1737544621","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/the-factory","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}