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South Korean author Baek Se-hee, who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,” has died at age 35, the Korean Organ Donation Agency announced on Thursday.
The agency’s statement did not give the cause of Baek’s death.
Her book blended memoir and self-help, detailing her conversations with her psychiatrist as she grappled with conflicting feelings of wanting to die but also enjoying small pleasures like tteokbokki, a popular South Korean street food that was her favorite dish.
With its frank and thoughtful discussions about therapy and mental health, the book became immensely popular in South Korea when it was published in 2018. Once it was translated into English in 2022, it became popular overseas, too, reaching the Sunday Times Bestsellers List in the United Kingdom and receiving a recommendation in the New York Times.
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