Just found at my used bookstore!

This is a memoir, but would probably have been much better had I majored in English literature or have been a voracious reader of the classics. There are a lot of references and significant portions relate her experiences to her favorite novels (classics) she teaches, which is good, but I enjoyed the insight into Iranian culture and traditions and the confusing (for me) politics much more.

She has renewed my interest in the classics and perhaps I will try and read some Nabokov or reread some like Gatsby that are at the far reaches of my memory.