--- product_id: 3361509 title: "Snow White" price: "SAR 91" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/3361509-snow-white store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Experimental narrative style Postmodern literary classic Set in modern New York Snow White **Price:** SAR 91 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Dare to read the Snow White you never knew existed! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Snow White - **How much does it cost?** SAR 91 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/3361509-snow-white) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Collector’s Gem:** Used book in good condition—own a piece of literary counterculture. - • **Reimagine a Classic:** Barthelme’s daring twist on Snow White defies expectations and sparks conversation. - • **Cult Literary Status:** Praised by The New York Times and a muse for contemporary authors. - • **Thought-Provoking & Unique:** Each page challenges norms with playful, postmodern storytelling. - • **Perfect for the Literary Insider:** Join the ranks of readers who appreciate boundary-pushing fiction. ## Overview Snow White by Donald Barthelme is a postmodern, experimental novel that reinterprets the classic fairytale in a contemporary New York setting. Celebrated for its playful and provocative style, it has earned acclaim from major literary critics and inspired a new generation of writers. This used copy is in good condition, offering a unique opportunity to own a cult classic that challenges traditional storytelling. ## Description “Eccentric, dazzling…the literary conversation piece of the year.” – San Francisco Chronicle An American short story writer and novelist acclaimed for his playful, postmodern style of short fiction, Barthelme’s first novel, Snow White , is a countercultural, experimental reconstruction of the Disney version of the traditional fairytale. In Barthelme’s modern day world, Snow White is a seductive woman waiting for her prince to return to New York. Pushing the bounds of fiction and form, Barthelme subverts the classic tale, prompting The New York Times to call him “a splendid practitioner at the peak of his power” and inspiring a new generation of authors including Charles Baxter, Dave Eggers, and David Gates. Review: grimm, this isn't! - my introduction to donald barthelme were his short stories. i learned of this book, dove right in and discovered quite a romp! i feel for the other reviewers that may have felt that this was a faithful rendition of grimm classic. it certainly is not!! it is twisted and thought provoking. my favorite passages are the quiz and the end of part one, and the letter that jane (the evil stepmother) writes to a stranger in the phone book, mr. quistgaard. that truly makes you stop and think about the way things are today and how we insulate ourselves in our own plenum. in a rather strange way, it made me want to do the same thing! i know absolutely nothing about post-modernist literature. i don't even know what it means. what i do know is that barthelme creates and recreates his own personal universe with each story and book. each one unique and provocative. i have read that barthelme is the master. i can believe it. Review: Four Stars - nice book ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #712,328 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12,333 in Classic Literature & Fiction #22,882 in Literary Fiction (Books) #246,654 in Romance (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 99 Reviews | ## Images ![Snow White - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61toywsqxNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ grimm, this isn't! *by T***N on August 1, 2004* my introduction to donald barthelme were his short stories. i learned of this book, dove right in and discovered quite a romp! i feel for the other reviewers that may have felt that this was a faithful rendition of grimm classic. it certainly is not!! it is twisted and thought provoking. my favorite passages are the quiz and the end of part one, and the letter that jane (the evil stepmother) writes to a stranger in the phone book, mr. quistgaard. that truly makes you stop and think about the way things are today and how we insulate ourselves in our own plenum. in a rather strange way, it made me want to do the same thing! i know absolutely nothing about post-modernist literature. i don't even know what it means. what i do know is that barthelme creates and recreates his own personal universe with each story and book. each one unique and provocative. i have read that barthelme is the master. i can believe it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by F***G on June 25, 2017* nice book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Post Modernism at its best *by B***N on May 15, 2003* EM Forster asked in his famous Aspects of the Novel why can't the novel invent a form less rigid and more suitable to its genius. I agree. So much of what is served up these days to the public is a waste of time and obviously exists simply for commercial purposes. Not Snow White. Here we have real literature with a capital L and here we have real imagination too. Based on the original tale, alert readers will love how a master writer converts the simple to the complex, the silly to the profound, and yet keeps us entertained as he goes. Oh, I know in this democratic era questions of elitism are de trop. But so what? Go ahead and read an elitist book. 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