How to parse a string as a list structure?

Question

I have a string, which holds a a list structure like ((p X) (q (f X))) and I would really like to find a function that interprets/converts this string as a list of lists just like if it was a '((p X) (q (f X))).

(list "((p X) (q (f X)))") just makes it a single element list.

(intern "((p X) (q (f X)))") encloses it in | symbols.

Answer 1

How does

(read-from-string  "((p X) (q (f X)))")

work for you? Documentation found here.