{"product_id":"factory-the","title":"Factory, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond the town, there is the factory. Beyond the factory, there is nothing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin the sprawling industrial complex, three employees are assigned to different departments. There, each must focus 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Granta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43466340728866,"sku":"9781803510590","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template---2025-01-30T163945-797.jpg?v=1738208407","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/factory-the","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}