{"product_id":"9781526663665","title":"I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sehee, Baek\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526663665\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they really feel inside.' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePSYCHIATRIST- So how can I help you?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eME- I don't know, I'm what's the word depressed? Do I have to go into detail?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBaek 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording 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, \u003ci\u003eI Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki \u003c\/i\u003eis a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643228803230,"sku":"UBD-9781526663665","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526663665.jpg?v=1774484771","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526663665","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}