A poster (top) for "I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki," an essay book by South Korean writer Baek Se-hee, is ...

It is a sadness that sometimes stops her from wanting to live, but that doesn’t affect her appetite for tteokbokki (rice cakes in spicy sauce). You might, however, be a tiny bit jealous of her timing.

The follow-up to popular South Korean therapy memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki. Baek Sehee reflects on reorienting her understanding of persistent depression and anxiety to a ...