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Best-selling author Baek Se-hee, who is behind I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki, and her translator Anton Hur in their first joint interview.SINGAPORE – South Korean author Baek Se-hee, who had an impression of Singapore as a glamorous country, did not think her two therapy memoirs about mild depression would become a bestseller here.
The exclusive 40-minute conversation hosted by The Straits Times took place on Nov 17, the first day the two literary icons met – as the duo had previously corresponded infrequently only online. Baek’s book and its 2024 sequel, I Want To Die But I Still Want To Eat Tteokbokki, have spent over 100 weeks on the ST bestsellers list.and was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022 for his translation of Cursed Bunny by South Korean writer Bora Chung.
The video interview, conducted in English and Korean, was facilitated by Singapore-based interpreter April Kim, who also translated the subtitles into English.
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