{"product_id":"i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing","title":"I Deliver Parcels in Beijing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA runaway bestseller in China, translated into fifteen languages — the delivery driver who wrote one viral blog post and became a literary phenomenon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHu Anyan\u003c\/strong\u003e has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He has been a 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Deliver Parcels in Beijing\u003c\/em\u003e 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 for some daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift; from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going. And he shows how, through the liberating power of literature, he finds solace — even freedom — in his existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuietly 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Chinese by \u003cstrong\u003eJack Hargreaves\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cover illustrations by Yi Siqi. Allen Lane hardback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHu Anyan\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1979. After graduating from 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, \u003cem\u003eI Deliver Parcels in Beijing\u003c\/em\u003e (2023) — since a major national bestseller in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Bloodworth's \u003cem\u003eHired\u003c\/em\u003e, Barbara Ehrenreich's \u003cem\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/em\u003e, Sayaka Murata's \u003cem\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/em\u003e — and anyone who has ever taken a job to survive it and read a book to live.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen Lane (Penguin)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52146404851928,"sku":"9780241733820","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9780241733820.jpg?v=1785925867","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}