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: Wheredoes 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. | The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada, Paperback | Indigo Chapters