Abd al-Rahim Talebof Tabrizi (1250-1329/1834-1911) is a pioneering literary critic of Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. He was born in the Sorkhab

Sorkhab

Sorkhab is a village in the Ardabil Province of Iran.For the river Sorkhab or Surkhob in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan see Vakhsh River.-References:*...

 quarter of the city of Tabriz

Tabriz

Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...

. As he tells us, both his father, Abu Najjar Tabrizi, and grandfather, Ostad Abd al-Rahim were carpenter

Carpenter

A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....

s. It is believed that at the age of sixteen Ab al-Rahim went to Tblisi, where he studied Russian

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

and took introductory courses in modern sciences.