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convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery
driver (among many other things). Every time the work gets punishing or the
bosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city, carrying with him nothing but
his copies of Chekhov and Carver. This is his story.
A runaway bestseller in China, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it’s like
to try and make a living – and stay sane – in the gig economy. From the
pecking order on a parcel-sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get
some daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque
bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu
illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going. But he
also shows how, through the liberating power of literature, he finds solace, and
even freedom in his existence. Quietly radical, brimming with humanity and
humour, this book asks: what does work really mean? What should it mean?
And do any of us really know how to live?
Hu Anyan (Author)
Hu Anyan was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1979. After graduating from
secondary school he joined the workforce, moving between cities and odd jobs
to make a living. In 2020, a blog post based on his experience as a delivery
driver in Beijing went viral, leading to the publication of his first book, I Deliver
Parcels in Beijing (Insight Media, 2023). It has since become a major national
bestseller in China and will be translated into fifteen languages.
Jack Hargreaves (Translator)
Jack Hargreaves is a Chinese-English translator. He has translated work by
such writers as Li Juan, Lu Xiaoyu, Chai Jing, Shen Dacheng, Gu Qian, Wen
Zhen and Chen Chuncheng, among others.
- Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781802068269
- Author:Anyan, Hu
- Publication Date:2026-08-27
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