{"product_id":"i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing","title":"I Deliver Parcels in Beijing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Hu Anyan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Deliver Parcels in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, translated by Jack Hargreaves, offers an unvarnished dispatch from the front lines of the gig economy...The Cinderella bit of it is that now he can add a new title: internationally best-selling author.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeah Greenblatt, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA runaway bestseller in China, sold in 20+ countries, this delightfully honest and humorous account gives a face and voice to the future of work—as if \u003ci\u003eNomadland\u003c\/i\u003e met \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2023, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Deliver Parcels in Beijing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecame the literary sensation of the year in China. Hu Anyan’s story, about short-term jobs in various anonymous megacities, hit a nerve with a generation of young people who feel at odds with an ever-growing pressure to perform and succeed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHu started posting essays about his experiences online during COVID lockdowns. His recollection of night shifts in a huge logistics center in the south of China went viral: his nights were so hot that he could drink three liters of water without taking a toilet break; his days were spent searching for affordable rooms with proper air-conditioning; and his few moments of leisure were consumed by calculations of the amount of alcohol needed to sleep but not feel drowsy a few hours later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHu Anyan tells us about brutal work, where there is no real future in sight. But Hu is armed with deadpan humor and a strong idea of self. He moves on when he feels stuck—from logistics in the south, to parcel delivery in Beijing, to other impossible jobs. Along the way, he turns to reading and writing for strength and companionship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Deliver Parcels in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an honest and startling first-person portrait of Hu Anyan's struggle against the dehumanizing nature of our contemporary global work system—and his discovery of the power of sharing a story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Call \u0026 Response Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45097505816645,"sku":"9781662603044","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/6621\/4213\/files\/9781662603044-1_jpg.webp?v=1780523263","url":"https:\/\/www.callandresponsechi.com\/products\/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing","provider":"Call \u0026 Response Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}