{"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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\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\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471329444098,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0017\/0904\/7843\/files\/image_2af80bc6-b9a2-4359-bc1b-3d93fd94ca11.gif?v=1773527592","url":"https:\/\/thirdeyebag.com\/products\/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing","provider":"Thirdeyebag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}