THE BESTSELLING SOUTH KOREAN THERAPY MEMOIR
Born in 1990, Baek Sehee studied creative writing before working at a publishing house. For ten years, she received psychiatric treatment for dysthymia (persistent mild depression), which became the subject of I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki. Her favourite food is tteokbokki and she lives with her rescue dog Jaram.
An eye-opening view into a person's most vulnerable moments in a
new way.
*Cosmopolitan*
I Want to Die... has been a huge bestseller in Korea and will
strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at
odds with how they really feel inside. Baek Sehee transcribes the
sessions with her psychiatrist as she uncovers the root causes of
her anxiety and harmful behaviours, despite the perfect picture she
presents to the world.
*Red*
At once personal and universal, this book is about finding a path
to awareness, understanding, and wisdom.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Sehee is honest and authentic throughout … [I Want to Die but I
Want to Eat Tteokbokki] will resonate with young people who suffer
from similar forms of depression and anxiety.
*Library Journal*
A testament to the gradual nature of therapy’s cumulative healing
effects, I Want to Die should resonate with anyone who eagerly
transcribes every nugget of advice they get.
*Buzzfeed*
Earnest … clever … [Baek Sehee] uses months of (real) transcripts
from her therapy sessions to explore her own depression and
anxiety, always tiptoeing toward something like self-awareness.
*Chicago Tribune*
With candor and humor, Baek offers readers and herself resonant
moments of empathy … [I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki]
arrives in the U.S. sensitively English-enabled by favored
translator Hur.
*Booklist*
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