{"product_id":"i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-paperback","title":"I Deliver Parcels In Beijing (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe true story of one man learning to live with, and\ndespite, the gig economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHu Anyan has held nineteen different jobs since he\ngraduated. He’s been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security\nguard, and a delivery driver (among many other things). Every time the work\ngets punishing or the bosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city,\ncarrying with him nothing but his copies of Chekhov and Carver. This is his\nstory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA runaway bestseller in China, \u003ci\u003eI Deliver Parcels in\nBeijing\u003c\/i\u003e is about what it’s like to try and make a living—and stay\nsane—in the gig economy. From the pecking order on a parcel-sorting factory\nfloor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut-eye before a\npunishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring\ndepartments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu illuminates the hidden\nlives behind the roles that keep our world going. But he also shows how,\nthrough the liberating power of literature, he finds solace, and even freedom,\nin his existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eQuietly radical, brimming with humanity and humour, this\nbook asks: what does work really mean? What should it mean? And do any of us\nreally know how to live?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHu Anyan \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Guangzhou, China, in 1979. After\ngraduating from secondary school, he joined the workforce, moving between\ncities and odd jobs to make a living. In 2020, a blog post based on his\nexperience as a delivery driver in Beijing went viral, leading to the\npublication of his first book, \u003ci\u003eI Deliver Parcels in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e. It has\nsince become a major national bestseller in China and will be translated into\nfifteen languages.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJack Hargreaves is a Chinese-English translator. He has\ntranslated work by such writers as Li Juan, Lu Xiaoyu, Chai Jing, Shen Dacheng,\nGu Qian, Wen Zhen, and Chen Chuncheng, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45946073612495,"sku":"9781802068269","price":29.98,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_8f6029a1-b267-4445-8e8c-f09745d3cac1.webp?v=1788162966","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/i-deliver-parcels-in-beijing-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}