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Nina Martyris

Nina Martyris has written for several publications including The Times of India, The Guardian, The New Republic, Slate, Salon and The Millions.

Articles

Auden, Rabelais, and “Charlie Hebdo”
W. H. Auden’s “September 1, 1939” once again offers not just words of comfort, but clues on how to respond to the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
Nina MartyrisJan 21, 2015
- Poetry
- Politics
George Orwell Weighs In on Scottish Independence
Nina MartyrisSep 19, 2014
Siegfried Sassoon and Palestine
When Siegfried Sassoon, the great World War I poet, was posted in Palestine.
Nina MartyrisAug 19, 2014
- Poetry
Europe Through the Looking Glass: Nina Martyris on Pallavi Aiyar
An Indian author, having written about China, turns her gaze to Europe.
Nina MartyrisAug 2, 2014
- Memoir & Essay
Mourning Tongues: How Auden Was Modified in the Guts of the Living
One of the most extraordinary elegiac conversations of our time.
Nina MartyrisJan 28, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Of Pomegranates and Grenades: Nadeem Aslam’s “The Blind Man’s Garden”
Nadeem Aslam's new novel, "The Blind Man's Garden," has the power to move and terrify.
Nina MartyrisNov 16, 2013
Brown Noise: Jonathan Franzen’s Sirens of the Subcontinent
Nina MartyrisSep 22, 2013
Essays on Jonathan Franzen’s Latest Book and His First
Andrew Winer, Nina MartyrisSep 22, 2013
- Fiction