Vladimir Orlov "Altist Danilov"

"The Altist Danilov" is a completely original book, its genre, perhaps, can be defined as fantastic realism. For most friends Vladimir Danilov -the most ordinary person, the talented musician. But in fact he is half demon: his father was a demon, and his mother was an ordinary earthly woman. Because of his origin, Danilov can not live in a world of demons, but he can not live like a man either.

So Danilov becomes demon on the contract. He lives in Moscow, works as a viola player in the theater,but at the same time fulfilling demonic responsibilities: he oversees the Ostankino goblins and minor mischief to people doing. But only Danilov's heart is kind, and he does not like filth, he likes to help people more. This is what brings him trouble ...

The supreme demons believe that Danilov has become too human, and send him a summons to the court. While Danilov is waiting for the "Ch" time,mass of events. He steals the alt of the work of Matthias Albani, a friend visits the demon lyceum Karmadon, Claudia Petrovna's ex-wife gives no peace, and Danilov falls in love with a beautiful girl Natasha.

Is there an alt? Will Danilov succeed in getting out of the troubles that Karmadon has drawn him into, and get rid of the intrusive Claudia? Will they be all right with Natasha? Finally, what verdict will be delivered to Danilov at the trial? All this you will learn, after reading the novel "The viola player Danilov" to the end.

"Altist Danilov" is included in a cycle of three novels, called Vladimir Orlov "Ostankino stories". The other two books in the cycle are the Apothecary and Chevrikuka, or Love for the Ghost. The action of all three books takes place in the Moscow area of ​​Ostankino, and the central characters have a supernatural origin: a demon, a shark and a house.

But apart from entourage, these three books combine one more thing - they are all about love, feelings and relationships. In general, about what makes a person a person. Despite the danger of disembodiment, Danilov does not give up kindness and love. He does not refuse from his music, although the punishment imposed on him is directly related to musical success.

Although the main character of the novel and the demon, "Altist Danilov" is a book about a man and humanity, that under any circumstances it is possible and necessary to remain a man.

Quotations from the book

"...Between them now there was no game, but was the acceptance of each of their lives by what they were and what they could or should have become. Their lives were one life. At the same time, they recognized the right of everyone (or opportunity) to be independent and independent of each other "

"The contrabass player who played in the orchestra for forty years andwho retired, got acquainted with tickets for "Carmen", brought his grandson to the theater. In the first break he ran into the pit, almost shouted: "What kind of music! What kind of an overture! What kind of opera!" I thought all my life that in it only a pum-pum, and in it, it turns out , and ta-ra-ra-ra ... "- and sang the theme of the toreador"

"- Each element, - the basis for somethinganother, associated with it, but different, unlike, "said Karmadon. - Earth, in the sense of soil, for trees and plants, water for minerals and stones, ether for winds, snow, rains. One is transformed into another. And I am the element. But what is the primary basis for me? "