Наверняка сегодня в России не найдется человека, who would not have heard about the writer Darya Dontsova. Many shun her novels, knowingly referring to them as “easy reading”. Nevertheless, a large army of admirers of the writer is constantly growing and multiplying. What is known about the most popular Russian author of ironic detectives?
Who is Daria Vasilyeva?
The real name of the writer is Agrippina Arkadyevna Dontsova. Her maiden name - Vasilyeva.
Born a talented writer June 7, 1952 in the capital of Russia (Moscow, USSR).
Over the years, according toThe Russian Book Chamber, Daria Vasilyeva (aka Dontsova), holds the leading place among Russian artistic writers for the annual publication of books. In 2015 alone, 117 works by Dontsova with a circulation of 1968.0 thousand copies were released.
Awards
Daria Vasilyeva is not only famouswriter and creator of ironic detectives. The heroine of this article is involved in the role of lead and screenwriter in some television projects. In addition, Daria Dontsova is the laureate of many literary awards and a member of the Writers' Union of the Russian Federation.
A family
Daria Vasilyeva was born in the family of the directorMoskontsert Novatskaya Tamara Stepanovna and an unfamiliar public writer - Vasilyev Arkady Nikolayevich. The writer's father came from a working-class family. His parents served in a weaving factory. Agrippina was named after her grandmother. At the time of Dontsova’s birth, her parents were not officially married. Father was married twice. He also had a daughter from his first marriage - Isolde, who was twenty years older than the heroine of today's story.
Dontsova has Polish maternal roots.Her grandfather - Stephen - was a colleague of Felix Dzerzhinsky. Another relative is the Don Cossack. And Agrippina’s grandmother, Afanasiya, was from a rich Kislovodsk family. In 1916, the young moved to live in Moscow. In 1936, Stephen was detained, accused of a political crime and sent to camps. As if he had foreseen the arrest, he managed to divorce his wife, and therefore the state security officers did not touch his wife and daughter.
The early years of the writer
The first years of her life Daria Vasilyeva lived inhut on Skakovo Street in Moscow. Her mother and grandmother moved there after the arrest of grandfather Stephen. Darya's parents decided to legalize relations when the authorities gathered to evict women from Moscow. On a memorable day on March 6, Arkady and Tamara (Dontsova's parents) came to the registry office, but, upon learning of the death of I. Stalin, postponed the marriage.
The couple was legalized in marriage only in 1959, when Daria was 7 years old, and she had to go to school.
After high school graduation, the futurethe writer entered the faculty of journalism at Moscow State University. It is worth saying that in the certificate only five had Dontsova. Daria Vasilieva, like one of her heroines, speaks fluent German and French.
Vasilyeva has three marriages behind her back. The third time she went down the aisle in 1983. Her chosen one was Alexander Ivanovich Dontsov.
The author of the popular books has two children: Maria and Arkady. Not so long ago, a son Dontsova was born. The grandson of the famous writer was named Michael.
Daria Vasilyeva: books of the writer
In 1998, the heroine of this article discovered cancermammary gland. The woman underwent complicated surgery and underwent a course of chemotherapy. It was during the fight against Dontsova’s disease that Daria (Vasilyeva) began writing her ironic detective stories. This helps her today not to focus on the disease and live on.
Daria not only won her own illness. She helps women in this situation. Dontsova is the ambassador of the Avon charity program “Together we will defeat breast cancer.”
Книги Дарьи Донцовой сегодня знакомы практически all residents of the CIS countries. Interesting funny stories, intricate detective stories - all this makes the writer's works favorite books among women and men of any age. Her creations are read at home, in transport, on vacation, in sanatoriums and hospitals. All the books of Dontsova seem to carry us into some fascinating story where the main character constantly finds herself in ridiculous and ridiculous situations.
Books by Darya Dontsova can be divided into several series:
"Evlampiya Romanova".
"Amateur private detective Daria Vasilyeva".
"Viola Tarakanova".
"Gentleman detective Ivan Podushkin".
- "Tatyana Sergeeva. Detective on a diet."
6. "The favorite of fortune Stepanida Kozlov".
In each book, the author partially describes himself.Daria Dontsova has repeatedly claimed that she has similarities with her main characters, and many of the ridiculous situations shown in her books also happened in her life.
