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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

On Making a Living

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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

Von: Hu Anyan, Jack Hargreaves - translator
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A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to live

A Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial Times

Shortlisted for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction

Hu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He’s been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery driver (among many other things). Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy, he moves on, from city to city, carrying with him nothing but his copies of Chekhov and Carver. This is his story.

A runaway bestseller in China, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is about what it’s like to try and make a living – and stay sane – in the gig economy. From the pecking order on a parcel-sorting factory floor to the perfect alcohol dose to get some daylight shut-eye before a punishing night shift, from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of the hiring departments to the ideal layout of a delivery route, Hu illuminates the hidden lives behind the roles that keep our world going. But he also shows how, through the liberating power of literature, he finds solace, and even freedom in his existence.

Quietly radical, brimming with humanity and humour, this book asks: what does work really mean? What should it mean? And do any of us really know how to live?

© Hu AnYan 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Großstadt Kulturell & regional Soziale Klassen & wirtschaftliche Ungleichheit Soziologie

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The break-out star of China’s new wave of working-class literature
Powerful... grim indictment of a terrible system, though Anyan finds humour and dignity in his bleakest moments (Books of the Year)
A fascinating insight into China's gig economy and the frustrations, fears and hopes of a rising generation that will shape the country's future (Books of the Year)
Hypnotic . . . I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is quietly revolutionary simply because it treats the minutiae of work itself as important. The bureaucratic nightmare of trying to get a company to onboard a new employee; the propensity of electronic delivery bikes to break down; the discomfort of delivering packages in the freezing cold, but having to wear fingerless gloves to type on a phone screen—that these can be the topic of a book is almost revelatory
Hu Anyan's reflections touch on universal concerns. The language may be Chinese, but the exhaustion is global. Britain's work culture, long defined by quiet endurance, has slipped into its own paradox: a nation that works longer hours yet produces less, where the promise of flexibility too often disguises instability
Mr Hu’s straightforward prose and keen eye for detail capture the drudgery of gruelling low-wage work... Writing, Mr Hu insists, is an opposite pursuit, allowing him to express his individuality and depict that of other people. He has gone from shengchan, producing, to shenghuo, living
An insightful, relatable, and often humorous account of working life in twenty-first-century China
An unforgettable portrayal of the gruelling realities of work in the gig economy... Despite documenting hardship and frustration, [it] is narrated in an intimate and witty style – for which English translator Jack Hargreaves deserves great credit... inspiring [and] open-hearted
Hu’s unsparing portrait of Chinese society
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Ich schreibe nicht oft Rezensionen, aber dieses Hörbuch ist so unglaublich schlecht eingelesen, dass ich erstmal gegoogelt habe, ob der Sprecher ein Mensch oder KI ist. Zwar sind die chinesischen Orts- und Firmennamen korrekt ausgesprochen, das ist merlhr als in vielen anderen Hörbüchern, aber ansonsten null Betonung (Satzmelodie) oder über die Stimme transportierte Emotion. Das wird dem Buch überhaupt nicht gerecht. Auch wenn hier die Monotonie der Täigkeit mitttransportiert werden sollte (WENN...) - der Sprecher schläft beim Lesen quasi ein.

Unglaublich schlecht gelesen

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The story, while not very dramatic or filled with action, offers an interesting look into different aspects of employment/the gig economy in China. The author focuses primarily on the facts of his employment and aspects of each jobs sprinkled with a few personal details or personal philosophy. While not necessarily something that I'd choose again, I do not regret listening to it.

Unfortunately the reading was not great. I mean no disrespect to the voice actor, but his diction sounds like an automated robotic voice with limited range and odd pauses. It did make listening to the story a bit more difficult

Not a bad story, but the reading wasn't very good

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Pros: Interesting story about life as a gig worker in china. Something new that is not often written on.

Cons:
-After the "I deliver Parcels in Beijing" chapters it gets repetitive and the timeline gets all over the place.
- The narrator makes several awkward pauses, probably due to bad sound editing.

Strong start but gradually gets less and less interesting.

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