--- product_id: 53695732 title: "Snow White" brand: "donald barthelme" price: "$33.83" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 18 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/53695732-snow-white store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Snow White **Brand:** donald barthelme **Price:** $33.83 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Snow White by donald barthelme - **How much does it cost?** $33.83 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/53695732-snow-white) ## Best For - donald barthelme enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted donald barthelme brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Snow White ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #167,824 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,389 in Classic Literature & Fiction #7,222 in Literary Fiction (Books) #96,515 in Romance (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (99) | | Dimensions | 5.25 x 0.48 x 8 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0684824795 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0684824796 | | Item Weight | 5.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 192 pages | | Publication date | May 30, 1996 | | Publisher | Touchstone | ## Images ![Snow White - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/417LBEzH0CL.jpg) ![Snow White - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51DWCldpYjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ It's weird and imperfect and that's okay *by C***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2019* Some people say this book is Marmite, but I tried and failed to either love or hate it. No it doesn't make much sense, yes it is very "creative", no there isn't a satisfying narrative, yes it *almost* makes some interesting philosophical observations. Take it as it comes and make of it what you will. Oh and if you're looking for smut, look elsewhere (it is not as scandalous as its reputation suggests... times have changed I guess!) ### ⭐⭐⭐ High concept ho... *by S***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2008* Barthelme (1931-89) is generally held to be one of Postmodernism's torchbearers (but he's better than that), and to be more adept at short stories than longer forms of fiction (but he's better than that too). 'Snow White' is hardly, you can at least assume, the traditional tale retold. In a series of short chapters the captious heroine is obliquely revealed as a woman regularly pleasured in a shower cubicle by the seven dwarves for whom she performs 'horsewifely' duties; the prince is a fop, and the stepmother is almost an incidental presence in relation to the potently amoral Hogo (one of several 'introduced' characters to the fable). But the characterisation, no more than the narrative, is largely beside the point. The real pleasure of Barthelme's fiction is in the curiously mutating narrative position (large chunks of the story are told by various dwarves) and the flash of succinct sentences that seem to circumscribe an original world view ("...those girls who, right this minute, are trying to find the right typewriter, in the correct building"). This is quite an early book (1967) and perhaps more playful than his later pieces. Intelligent and excellent, it harbours no designs to change your life: that, after all, would be altogether TOO uncool... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This writer is out at sea... *by F***K on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2011* A boat trip: Barthelme, a writer, looks at the water and sees a woman. Hair as black as ebony, heart as pure as the driven snow. He thinks of a film, but not a story.The lecture room: He, the writer, tells others what to write. `You write in lines, don't you?' he asks each of the students. They don't understand. What are you writing, they ask back. `Nothing original, perhaps.' Nothing, they ask? `Well, I did see this woman at sea, but no story.'His apartment: The writer sees the woman again. But different. Hair as black as ebony. Heart as messy as the dirt dragged through the driven snow.A subversion? Of what? Don't make it obvious, Donald. Please, not obvious.In the bar, with the details: The writer, drunk, creates scenes on the whisky top. A Disney prostitute, living with seven men. They, the seven men, have leadership issues. A Prince. Yes, but he's muddled. She hangs her hair out of the window for him, but he may never climb up. In the meantime, she sleeps with the seven men.Something different: `What haven't they seen before?' the writer wonders.At the end of Part One a questionnaire appears, asking the reader if the text, so far, has been emotional enough.The future, forty years later, a guy on amazon writes that this is the weirdest, most inventive book he has ever seen. And you will enjoy around sixty-two percent of it. The rest will frustrate. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/53695732-snow-white](https://www.desertcart.us/products/53695732-snow-white) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*