{"product_id":"the-factory","title":"Factory","description":"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?\n\n\nWith 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.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32151240114259,"sku":"9780811228855","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780811228855_838771b2-25f4-4645-b3ee-dae1911e8930.jpg?v=1764452731","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-factory","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}