Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, dies aged 35

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ObituariesOct 17, 2025by Lauren Brown

Baek Se-hee © Hanjungku Studio

South Korean author Baek Se-hee, whose memoir I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki was published in the UK by Bloomsbury in 2022, has died aged 35.

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