{"product_id":"hu-anyan-i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-2026","title":"Hu Anyan: I Deliver Parcels in Beijing [2026]","description":"Hu Anyan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He’s been a\u003cbr\u003econvenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery\u003cbr\u003edriver (among many other things). Every time the work gets punishing or the\u003cbr\u003ebosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city, carrying with him nothing but\u003cbr\u003ehis copies of Chekhov and Carver. This is his story.\u003cbr\u003eA runaway bestseller in China, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it’s like\u003cbr\u003eto try and make a living – and stay sane – in the gig economy. From the\u003cbr\u003epecking order on a parcel-sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get\u003cbr\u003esome daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque\u003cbr\u003ebureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu\u003cbr\u003eilluminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going. But he\u003cbr\u003ealso shows how, through the liberating power of literature, he finds solace, and\u003cbr\u003eeven freedom in his existence. Quietly radical, brimming with humanity and\u003cbr\u003ehumour, this book asks: what does work really mean? What should it mean?\u003cbr\u003eAnd do any of us really know how to live?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHu Anyan (Author)\u003cbr\u003eHu Anyan was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1979. After graduating from\u003cbr\u003esecondary school he joined the workforce, moving between cities and odd jobs\u003cbr\u003eto make a living. In 2020, a blog post based on his experience as a delivery\u003cbr\u003edriver in Beijing went viral, leading to the publication of his first book, I Deliver\u003cbr\u003eParcels in Beijing (Insight Media, 2023). It has since become a major national\u003cbr\u003ebestseller in China and will be translated into fifteen languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Hargreaves (Translator)\u003cbr\u003eJack Hargreaves is a Chinese-English translator. He has translated work by\u003cbr\u003esuch writers as Li Juan, Lu Xiaoyu, Chai Jing, Shen Dacheng, Gu Qian, Wen\u003cbr\u003eZhen and Chen Chuncheng, among others.","brand":"Anyan, Hu \u0026 Hargreaves, Jack","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54012062400851,"sku":"9781802068269","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/anyan-hu-hargreaves-jack-hu-anyan-i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-2026-9781802068269-1244669742.jpg?v=1781628550","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/hu-anyan-i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-2026","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}