Persian Fables and Fairy Tales is Professor Keyvan Moghissi's second book. Although born in Tehran Keyvan has ended up in Hull, Yorkshire, where he is one of the oldest practising doctors in the UK. His first book - Off My Chest - is a collection of medical memoirs dating back to the birth of the NHS. His second book - Persian Fables and Fairy Tales - is a collection of Persian stories dating back to ancient times. Keyvan re-tells these stories for a modern audience, updating and contextualising the stories he first heard from the mouth of his mother. Within these book are charming, philosophical stories which give an insight into Persian culture.