Suleyman Huseyn oglu Rahimov (Azerbaijani: Süleyman R?himov; 4 April 1900 – 11 October 1983) was an Azerbaijani-Soviet writer, novelist, prosaist and politician.
He was member and chairman of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers.
Suleyman Rahimov was a prominent representative of the modern Azerbaijani literature.
His creativity is closely linked to a great development period of the Azerbaijani prose.
Rahimov's novels are among the noteworthy works of this genre.
These novels are characteristic of covering epochal incidents, such as emotionalism, realism, psychology, and craftsmanship from the local folklore.The birth and development of the new Azerbaijani novelty in the 1930s was closely linked to the writer's creativity.
Rahimov started his writing career with a novel that remained the main genre of his prose during his creative activity.
Shamo (Samo) and Sachly (Saçli) are his most notable works in this regard.
In these novels, Rahimov described his characters via the great social events and conflicts of the era, and demonstrated their human qualities.
He is also the author of many novelettes and stories that possess romantic and satirical nature.