Baek Se-Hi, the South Korean author of "I want to die but I want to eat teokbokki," has died at the age of 35.

South Korean writer Bak So-Heo is known for his 2018 memoir about his struggles.

Baek Se Hee, Author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, Dies at 35

Baek Se Hee, the South Korean author of the popular biography I Want to Die But I Want to Eat, has died at the age of 35.

Her 2018 book, a collection of conversations with a psychiatrist about her depression, was a cultural phenomenon with mental health themes that resonated with readers around the world.

Originally written in Korea, it saw an international release after the English translation was published in 2022.

The details of his death are unclear.

Baak donated his organs - his heart, lungs, liver and kidneys - which helped save five lives, the Korean company Sure said in a statement on Friday.

At this stage, Baek wants to work with him.

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, published in 2018, has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into 25 countries.

The wild bestseller was celebrated for normalizing the conversation about mental health and for its nuanced look at internal struggles, especially the author's personal conflict between depressive thoughts and her appreciation of simple joys.

“The human heart, even when it wants to die, often wants to eat some fried rice cakes at the same time,” reads one of the book’s most famous lines.Tteokbokki, a tube-shaped rice cake often served with spicy sauce or stew, is a popular snack in Korean cuisine.

Born in 1990, Baek studied creative writing at university and worked for five years at a publishing house, including five at Bloomsbury, which produced the English version of her 2018 memoir.

Anton Cons, who translated Baek's book into English, said that he managed to save five people, but the readers will know that he ignored the readers with the reading.

"My thoughts are with her family," he wrote.

For a decade she received treatment for dysthymia, a mild but long-lasting type of depression, which formed the basis of her bestseller, said her Bloomsbury bio.

I want to die, I want to die, but I still want to eat spicy rice cakes. The Korean version will be published in 2019 and the English version will be published in 2024.

Tributes were poured on social media.Rest in peace, "Read a comment on the Baek Instagram page." Thanks for saving us with your honesty.

Another Instagram user said that every time they read Beck's memoir, they find "deep comfort in every sentence and grow with him."

"Creating a book that can lift people up... is no easy task, and I have immense respect for you for achieving it," they wrote.

Action Line has a list of organizations in the UK that offer support and information on some of the issues in this case.If you are outside the UK, you can access the Befarian website.