Novel Factory just got even better at helping you finish your novel. Novel Factory 3.0 helps you stay organized as you write and guides you step-by-step through writing a novel. It’s like having a digital writing desk that someone else has already organized for you. Here’s some important questions for you: Do you have a story idea burning. The Factory. by. Hiroko Oyamada, David Boyd (Translator) 3.45 · Rating details · 2,440 ratings · 421 reviews. 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.