I Have Not Seen Mandu: Jerry Pinto talks about Swadesh Deepak’s memoir which maps his descent into madness
This fractured, shattering narrative—among the most unusual books ever published in India—records Deepak’s descent into madness and his brief, uncertain recovery. Shortly after it was published, he left home for a walk one morning and never returned. As the translator, Jerry Pinto, writes in his introduction: ‘[Deepak’s] words carry all the scars of who he was and what his illness had made of him. His voice echoes from the bottom of a well.’ Buy your copy from our website: www.speakingtigerbooks.com