New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Best-selling South Korean author Baek Se-hee died on Thursday at the age of 35. The author gained recognition for her best-selling memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat a Tteokbokki, which came out in 2018, and its sequel, I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat a Tteokbokki, which was released in 2024.

Originally written in Korean, the book gained fame and recognition after it was translated into English in 2022. It was then that the memoir became an international success. The plot of the book revolved around conversations that Se-hee's psychiatrist had with her on themes like mental health and depression. The book became a cultural phenomenon, resonating with people across the world, the BBC reported.

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