To See and See Again A Life in Iran and America |
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| Author:
| Bahrampour, Tara |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-22354-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2000 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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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 American pop singer; to Bahrampour herself, who grows up balanced precariously between two cultures and comes of age watching them clash on the...
More DescriptionA 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 American pop singer; to Bahrampour herself, who grows up balanced precariously between two cultures and comes of age watching them clash on the nightly news.