The Factory
Hiroko Oyamada
The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan.
In
an unnamed Japanese city, three seemingly normal and unrelated
characters find work at a sprawling industrial factory. They each focus
intently on their specific jobs: one studies moss, one shreds paper, and
the other proofreads incomprehensible documents.Life in the factory
has its own logic and momentum, and, eventually, the factory slowly
expands and begins to take over everything, enveloping these poor
workers. The very margins of reality seem to be dissolving: all forms of
life capriciously evolve, strange creatures begin to appear… After a
while—it could be weeks or years—the workers don't even have the ability
to ask themselves: where does the factory end and the rest of the world
begin?
Told in three alternating first-person narratives, The Factory
casts a vivid—if sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and
meaninglessness of modern life. With hints of Kafka and unexpected
moments of creeping humor, Hiroko Oyamada is one of the boldest writers
of her generation.
In
an unnamed Japanese city, three seemingly normal and unrelated
characters find work at a sprawling industrial factory. They each focus
intently on their specific jobs: one studies moss, one shreds paper, and
the other proofreads incomprehensible documents.Life in the factory
has its own logic and momentum, and, eventually, the factory slowly
expands and begins to take over everything, enveloping these poor
workers. The very margins of reality seem to be dissolving: all forms of
life capriciously evolve, strange creatures begin to appear… After a
while—it could be weeks or years—the workers don't even have the ability
to ask themselves: where does the factory end and the rest of the world
begin?
Told in three alternating first-person narratives, The Factory
casts a vivid—if sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and
meaninglessness of modern life. With hints of Kafka and unexpected
moments of creeping humor, Hiroko Oyamada is one of the boldest writers
of her generation.
Κατηγορίες:
Έτος:
2019
Εκδότης:
New Directions
Γλώσσα:
english
ISBN 10:
081122886X
ISBN 13:
9780811228862
ISBN:
B07PVZS6Z9
Αρχείο:
EPUB, 153 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2019
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