I deliver parcels in Beijing
"In 2023, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing became 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. Hu started posting...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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New York :
Astra House,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In 2023, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing became 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. Hu 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. Hu 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. I Deliver Parcels in Beijing 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."-- |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published as Wo zai Beijing song kuaidi by Shanghai Insight Media Co., Ltd."--title page verso. Additional subtitle from Astra Publishing House online catalog. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 319 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781662603044 1662603045 |
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