To See and See Again

By Tara Bahrampour,

Book cover of To See and See Again: A Life in Iran and America

Book description

A compelling and intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, To See and See Again traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change--from the author's grandfather, a feudal lord with two wives; to her father, a freespirited architect who marries an…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked To See and See Again as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

So back when I was a senior at UC Berkeley, I worked as an assistant at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and totally fangirled over Tara Bahrampour when we hosted her as a guest speaker. She was basically who I wanted to be one day. What I love about her memoir is that it talks about growing up in America, and revisiting Iran—something I’ve never gotten to do but could imagine through Bahrampour’s eyes. I would have completely passed out if someone told me the day I met Tara that one day, I’d publish a book about being Iranian…

From Sara's list on life inside and outside of Iran.

Want books like To See and See Again?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like To See and See Again.

Browse books like To See and See Again

Book cover of All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Book cover of The Complete Persepolis
Book cover of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,188

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in refugees, Oregon, and Iran?

Refugees 147 books
Oregon 72 books
Iran 130 books