China’s new literary star had 19 jobs before ‘writer’ – including bike courier and bakery apprentice

China’s new literary star had 19 jobs before ‘writer’ – including bike courier and bakery apprentice

Wavie/UnsplashDelivering parcels is just one of the 19 different jobs Hu Anyan cycles through over 20 years, as tracked in his Chinese bestseller I Deliver Parcels in Beijing. He also tries his luck working as a convenience-store clerk, a cleaner and in a bike shop, a warehouse, a vegetable market and even an anime design company – always at the very bottom of the ladder. Review: I Deliver Parcels in Beijing – Hu Anyan (Allen Lane) Some jobs las…