The Factory

Paperback, 128 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 2019 by New Directions.

ISBN:
978-0-8112-2885-5
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3 stars (1 review)

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A surprising satire of working life in contemporary Japan

3 stars

Like the other works of hers that I've read, The Hole and Weasels in the Attic, Oyamada begins by easing readers into the situations of her characters. Before long, though, their worlds begin to unravel. Following four characters in their strange occupations on the enormous campus of an unnamed factory, Oyamada builds suspense as questions about the factory mount and the surreal becomes more and more real.

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  • Language and languages