Daniela Blei

Daniela Blei is a historian and book editor in San Francisco.

Thin Ice: On Uwe Wittstock’s “February 1933”
Historian Daniela Blei beautifully captures the essence of Uwe Wittstock’s newly translated “February 1933: The Winter of Literature.”
Daniela BleiSep 6, 2023
Going Coastal: On Some Recent Books About the Ecology and History of Beaches
Daniela Blei explores the paradoxes constituted by “the beach” — an allegedly natural place of leisure and fun since the Industrial Revolution, and now the site of our species’ myopia.
Daniela BleiNov 16, 2022
A Tale of Blue Cities
Daniela Blei discusses the GOP’s anti-urbanism and recent targeting of rural and suburban voters.
Daniela BleiOct 5, 2016
- Politics

Thin Ice: On Uwe Wittstock’s “February 1933”