Baktash Khamsehpour is a writer and poet. He has also written many articles & reports. His various works are being published gradually. Below is an Interview with Baktash Khamsehpour (Bahram Iranmand). Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you? It goes back to my school days in Iran. I was immensely influenced by the epic stories of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. What are your five favorite books, and why? I would say "Avesta," "Shahnameh" of Ferdowsi, "Garshaspnameh" of Asadi Tusi, " Bahmannameh" of Iranshah, "Darabnameh" of Bighami, "Shahnameh" of Nubakht ....... how...