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Baek Sehee

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

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The sequel to the Sunday Times and international-bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International Booker Prize–shortlisted Anton Hur

*AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES & INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*
'Starkly raw and vulnerable' Glamour

When Baek Sehee started recording her sessions with her psychiatrist, her hope was to create a reference for herself. She never imagined she would reach so many people, especially young people, with her reflections. I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki became a runaway bestseller in South Korea, Japan, China and Indonesia, and reached a community of readers who appreciated depression and anxiety being discussed with such intimacy.
Baek's struggle with dysthymia continues in I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki. And healing is a difficult process; the inner conflict she experiences in treatment becomes more complex, more challenging. With this second book, Baek Sehee reaches out to hold the hands of all those for whom grappling with everyday despair is part of a lifelong project, part of the journey.
Reader Reviews
'Important and necessary and bold… I know this book will help others as much as the first' @suzannahslibrary
'Many of us need [this] right now' @abibeauty12
'It's an honour and a privelege to walk alongside Baek Sehee' @gabbiepoppins
'I loved hearing [her] raw and honest experiences … and found comfort' @bethbythebook
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136 printed pages
Publication year
2024
Translator
Anton Hur
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