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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: the South Korean hit therapy memoir recommended by BTS's RM

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: the South Korean hit therapy memoir recommended by BTS's RM

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The Korean bestseller "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki" was translated by Anton Hur. It is a book that will resonate with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they feel inside. Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director who begins seeing a psychiatrist about her depression. She hides her feelings well at work and with friends, but can summon a desire for her favorite street food, tteokbokki. The book is a memoir and self-help book that helps Baek disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 23 June 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


The Phenomenal Korean Bestseller Translated By International Booker Shortlistee Anton Hur Will Strike A Chord With Anyone Who Feels That Their Public Life Is At Odds With How They Really Feel Inside.

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PSYCHIATRIST: So How Can I Help You?

ME: I Don t Know, Im – Whats The Word – Depressed? Do I Have To Go Into Detail?

Baek Sehee Is A Successful Young Social Media Director At A Publishing House When She Begins Seeing A Psychiatrist About Her – What To Call It? – Depression? She Feels Persistently Low, Anxious, Endlessly Self-Doubting, But Also Highly Judgemental Of Others. She Hides Her Feelings Well At Work And With Friends; Adept At Performing The Calmness, Even Ease, Her Lifestyle Demands. The Effort Is Exhausting, Overwhelming, And Keeps Her From Forming Deep Relationships. This Can t Be Normal. But If She s So Hopeless, Why Can She Always Summon A Desire For Her Favourite Street Food, The Hot, Spicy Rice Cake, Tteokbokki? Is This Just What Life Is Like?

Recording Her Dialogues With Her Psychiatrist Over A 12-week Period, Baek Begins To Disentangle The Feedback Loops, Knee-jerk Reactions, And Harmful Behaviours That Keep Her Locked In A Cycle Of Self-abuse. Part Memoir, Part Self-help Book, I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki Is A Book To Keep Close And To Reach For In Times Of Darkness.

Weight: 328g
Dimension: 142 x 223 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526650863

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