US EditionBaek Se-Hee, Author of Bestselling Memoir ‘I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki,’ Dead at 35
Baek Se-hee donated her heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, saving five lives and extending her legacy of hope beyond her struggles with depression, the Korea Organ Donation Agency said.
- On Friday, October 17, Baek Se-hee, the South Korean author of I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, died at age 35 and donated her heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys at the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, saving five lives.
- Baek Se-hee rose to prominence with a 2018 memoir that sold more than a million copies and was translated into 25 languages, chronicling dysthymia and normalising mental health talks.
- Baek's family and collaborators remembered her, with Baek Da-hee saying Baek wanted to `write, to connect with hearts through writing and to nurture dreams and hopes`, while Lee Sam-yeol expressed gratitude for their gift of life.
- The agency said on Thursday, Oct. 16 that she donated her heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, while the cause of death has not been made public and remains unclear.
- Following the memoir's success, Baek released a 2019 sequel and collaborated on 2021–2022 works, with English editions published by Bloomsbury reaching readers in 25 languages.
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Baek Se-hee, author of bestselling memoir 'I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki,' dead at 35
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, …
Times of India
The Economic TimesBaek Se-hee death reason: How the 35-year-old author of 'I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki' died
Baek Se-hee, the celebrated author of 'I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki', has passed away at 35. Her writings bravely explored mental health, impacting millions. In a final act, she donated her organs, saving five lives. Baek's work opened vital conversations about depression and emotional struggles. Her memoir, drawn from therapy notes, resonated globally.
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Baek Se-hee, author of candid memoir 'I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki' dies at 35
Baek's candid memoir explores depression and navigating life with a chronic mental illness.
Baek Se-hee, author of bestselling memoir ‘I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki,’ dead at 35
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.
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