Financial Tribune- Actor, screenwriter and director of TV series Iraj Tahmasb, 57, best known for co-creating the popular puppet character �Kolah Qermezi� (Red Hat), has brought out a collection of his stories.

Tahmasb�s book titled �Three Tales� (in Persian: �Se Qesse�) has been released by Cheshmeh Publication, as the 290th collection of Persian stories brought out by the Tehran-based publishing house, Mehr News Agency reported.

�The stories are a selection of those I wrote during my artistic career. Some go back to early years and some are more recent. Each has a different writing style. I love them all. When someone loves something, he or she wants to share it with others; so, after several years, I decided to have the stories published. The writings will be more interesting for my friends who have seen only one side of me,� Tahmasb says in the introduction to his book.

Iranian writer and journalist Pouria Alami, 34, has written a brief on Tahmasb�s collection which has been included in the book: �Iraj Tahmasb�s �Three Tales� is an example of when a writer stops showing off his writing skills and opts for a seemingly plain method to narrate the strange, shocking stories that do not let the readers fall asleep. The tales are good for opening their eyes wide.�