About David Alexanian

David Alexanian is a Canadian novelist, playwright, composer, and producer whose multidisciplinary work explores moral duality, redemption, and the endurance of the human spirit. His writing blends psychological realism with historical scope, creating emotionally charged worlds where beauty and darkness coexist.

He is the author of four traditionally published novels—Laplace’s Demon (2020), Marielle’s Witch (2021), Elodie’s Ghost (2022), and The Persian (2023)—and his short fiction appears in the A Christmas Across Time anthology series. His prose is known for its cinematic rhythm and thematic depth, often set against the backdrop of empire, revolution, and the human struggle for meaning.

As a composer and producer, David incorporates musical form and dramatic structure into his storytelling, crafting works that move seamlessly between page, stage, and score. Drawing on his Armenian heritage and a lifelong engagement with history and philosophy, he creates art that confronts suffering without surrender, seeking empathy and transcendence through the act of creation.

He lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, where he continues to develop new literary and musical projects.

His Works

Creative Journey

David’s creative path has been shaped by a lifelong fascination with the intersection of story, music, and moral tension. He began as a novelist, building worlds where faith and reason, loyalty and betrayal, love and loss collide. His early novels established a voice that is both lyrical and unflinching—rooted in psychological realism and historical scope.

Over time, his storytelling expanded beyond the page. Music became both structure and language, transforming his narratives into living compositions. This evolution led to new works for stage and screen, where melody, rhythm, and emotion move together as one.

Drawing from his Armenian heritage and an enduring interest in philosophy, David creates art that confronts darkness but refuses despair. Whether writing prose, composing music, or developing theatre, his goal remains the same: to explore the endurance of the human spirit and the redemptive power of empathy.

He continues to write and compose, developing new projects that bridge literature, music, and performance.