I Want to Die But I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

SEQUEL TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SOUTH KOREAN THERAPY MEMOIR TRANSLATED BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ANTON HUR

Baek Sehee could never have predicted how many people I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki would reach across the world. A runaway bestseller in South Korea, Japan, China, Indonesia, the UK, and the US, her record of conversations with her therapist depicted the realities of anxiety and depression in a uniquely intimate way.

But Baek's battle with dysthymia did not end there. Grappling with mental health is an everyday struggle. Healing is an uneven process. In I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki, Baek's sessions intensify as her inner conflicts become more complex. Through her dialogues with her psychiatrist and reflective micro-essays following each session, Baek traces the patterns of her anguish, makes progress, weathers setbacks, and shares the revelatory insights that come just when she has almost given up hope.

In this authentic, ultimately hopeful sequel, Baek demonstrates that striving contentment is an ongoing journey, but one worth working towards.