{"product_id":"i-want-to-die-but-i-still-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-further-conversations-with-my-psychiatrist-the-sunday-times-and-internationally-bestselling-sequel-hardcover","title":"I Want to Die But I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Further Conversations with My Psychiatrist. the Sunday Times and Internationally Bestselling Sequel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBaek Sehee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnton Hur\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to the internationally bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by National Book Award finalist Anton Hur.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhenever depression or emptiness came calling, I was all too eager to open the door of self-pity and go right inside. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaek Sehee started recording her sessions with her psychiatrist because she hoped to create a guide for herself. She never imagined her reflections would reach so many people, especially young people.\u003ci\u003e I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a runaway bestseller in South Korea, then Indonesia, the U.K., and the U.S., drawing readers with its frank and vulnerable discussions of depression and anxiety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHealing is an uneven process. In this second book, Baek's sessions intensify as her inner conflicts become more complex and challenging. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki\u003c\/i\u003e offers itself to the social media generation as a book to hold close, a friend who knows that grappling with everyday despair is part of a lifelong journey.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1990, \u003cb\u003eBaek Sehee \u003c\/b\u003estudied creative writing in college before working for five years at a publishing house. For ten years, she received psychiatric treatment for dysthymia (persistent mild depression), which became the subject of her essays, and then \u003ci\u003eI Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki\u003c\/i\u003e. Her favorite food is tteokbokki, and she lives with her rescue dog, Jaram. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnton Hur\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNo One Told Me Not To\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eToward Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations include Bora Chung's \u003ci\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and a finalist for the National Book Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48816541794552,"sku":"9781639732302","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/uGFEi96SGi9781639732302.webp?v=1780573831","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/i-want-to-die-but-i-still-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-further-conversations-with-my-psychiatrist-the-sunday-times-and-internationally-bestselling-sequel-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}