Bittersweet, an obscure author's autobiography, is filled with personal experiences and seeds of many creative works which reflected a writer's mind at work. For nearly six decades Adhir Ghatak experienced innumerable events and they are narrated in it. The readers can see the budding of his career as a writer covering the years from his time as a youthful student in London to a world traveler. Bittersweet is interesting and informative. This memoir is a must for Ghatak's admirers and anyone in the creative process.