I Deliver Parcels in Beijing
on making a living
$58.38
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2025
Summary
Life on the Delivery Route: Tales from Beijing’s Backstreets
In the two decades since Hu AnYan finished high school, he’s navigated nineteen different jobs, from convenience store clerk to bicycle salesman, security guard to delivery driver. He drifts across China, escaping whenever work becomes unbearable or bosses too demanding, carrying only his cherished Chekhov and Carver books.
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, a million-copy bestseller in China, chronicles Hu’s e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241733820 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241733820 |
| Author: | Hu AnYan, Jack Hargreaves |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 138mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
Hu AnYan
Hu AnYan (Author)
Hu AnYan was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1979. After graduating from secondary school he joined the workforce, moving between cities and odd jobs to make a living. In 2020, a blog post based on his experience as a delivery driver in Beijing went viral, leading to the publication of his first book, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing (Insight Media, 2023). It has since become a major national bestseller in China and will be translated into fifteen languages.
Jack Hargreaves (Translator)
Jack Hargreaves is a Chinese-English translator. He translated work by Shen Dacheng, Wen Zhen and Chen Chuncheng, among others.
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