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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

By Hu Anyan

I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

By Hu Anyan

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A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to live Hu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He's 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. 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?
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2025-10-28
Publication Date:
2025-10-28
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0241733820
ISBN13:
9780241733820
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
440 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
221 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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