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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| Language: | English Chinese |
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New York :
Astra House,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Hu, Anyan, |d 1979- |e author. | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Wo zai Beijing song kuai di. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a I deliver parcels in Beijing / |c Hu Anyan ; translated by Jack Hargreaves. |
| 246 | 3 | |a I deliver parcels in Beijing : |b one man's quest to speak the truth about the global gig economy | |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Astra House, |c [2025] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2025 | |
| 300 | |a xii, 319 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 500 | |a "Originally published as Wo zai Beijing song kuaidi by Shanghai Insight Media Co., Ltd."--title page verso. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a My year of night shifts in a logistics warehouse -- I deliver parcels in Beijing -- Odd jobs in Shanghai -- Other jobs I've had -- Other sides of life | |
| 520 | |a "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."-- |c Astra Books. | ||
| 500 | |a Additional subtitle from Astra Publishing House online catalog. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Delivery of goods |z China |z Beijing |v Anecdotes. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Beijing (China) |x Social life and customs |v Anecdotes. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Temporary employees |z China |v Anecdotes. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Temporary employees |z China. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a China |x Social conditions. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a Autobiographies. | |
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