Who is Martha?
Marjana Gaponenko
In this rollicking novel, 96-year-old ornithologist Luka Levadski foregoes treatment for lung cancer and moves from Ukraine to Vienna to make a grand exit in a luxury suite at the Hotel Imperial. He reflects on his past while indulging in Viennese cakes and savoring music in a gilded concert hall. Levadski, was born in 1914, the same year that the last of the now extinct-carrier pigeons, Martha, died. Levadski connects with Martha, feeling as if he, too, is the last of his species.
Author - Marjana Gaponenko.
Narrator - Allan Robertson.
Published Date - Monday, 22 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2014 Marjana Gaponenko ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
In this rollicking novel, 96-year-old ornithologist Luka Levadski foregoes treatment for lung cancer and moves from Ukraine to Vienna to make a grand exit in a luxury suite at the Hotel Imperial. He reflects on his past while indulging in Viennese cakes and savoring music in a gilded concert hall. Levadski, was born in 1914, the same year that the last of the now extinct-carrier pigeons, Martha, died. Levadski connects with Martha, feeling as if he, too, is the last of his species. Author - Marjana Gaponenko. Narrator - Allan Robertson. Published Date - Monday, 22 January 2024. Copyright - © 2014 Marjana Gaponenko ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:16
Chapter 2
Duration:00:34:56
Chapter 3
Duration:00:30:26
Chapter 4
Duration:00:14:17
Chapter 5
Duration:00:29:00
Chapter 6
Duration:00:27:55
Chapter 7
Duration:00:06:51
Chapter 8
Duration:00:13:43
Chapter 9
Duration:00:19:09
Chapter 10
Duration:00:12:59
Chapter 11
Duration:00:21:50
Chapter 12
Duration:00:19:04
Chapter 13
Duration:00:38:05
Chapter 14
Duration:00:20:33
Chapter 15
Duration:00:18:33
Chapter 16
Duration:00:38:25
Chapter 17
Duration:01:12:07
Chapter 18
Duration:00:46:43
Chapter 19
Duration:00:00:40