{"product_id":"9781803510538-the-factory","title":"The Factory","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eWeasels in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a modern fable about the all-consuming world of work.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning author of Weasels in the Attic, a modern fable about the world of workBeyond 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. There, 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?With hints of Kafka and Beckett and unexpected moments of creeping humour, The Factory is a vivid, and sometimes surreal, portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40935515127905,"sku":"9781803510538","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36327728_b26d0bee-8e39-402e-8a91-ed224ab654f1.jpg?v=1759408513","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803510538-the-factory","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}