The factory
(Book)
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Author
Contributors
Boyd, David translator.
Published
New York: New Direction Books, 2019.
ISBN
9780811228855, 0811228851
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Oyamada, Hiroko | On Shelf |
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION OYAMADA, H. | On Shelf |
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Published
New York: New Direction Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
116 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780811228855, 0811228851
Notes
General Note
"The factory was originally published in 2013 as Kojo by Shinchosha Publishing Co., Tokyo"--Title page verso.
Description
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.--amazon.com
Language
In English, translated from the Japanese.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Oyamada, H., & Boyd, D. (2019). The factory . New Direction Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oyamada, Hiroko, 1983- and David Boyd. 2019. The Factory. New Direction Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oyamada, Hiroko, 1983- and David Boyd. The Factory New Direction Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Oyamada, Hiroko, and David Boyd. The Factory New Direction Books, 2019.
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