Atmavrittanta

Atmavrittanta (pronounced [atməvruttantə] ), formally published as Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedinu Atmavrittanta, is an autobiography written by Gujarati writer Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi (1858–1898). Its publication was prevented for many years by Manilal's family and friends because it contains explicit details of his extramarital relations and controversial views on morality. Being an honest confession of author's personal life and his limitations, Atmavrittanta has been compared to the Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions and Havelock Ellis's My Life. It has also been criticised for the use of crude and offensive language.