Snow White at the Dwarf Colony

by Joseph Burgo

Overview

In this novella-length re-telling of the classic fairy tale, the wicked queen is Snow White's actual mother and the dwarfs are little people rather than cute Disney-esque caricatures. Two first-person narrators unfold the tale: Gereth the Huntsman, who grew up with Snow White's mother and has observed her complete lack of empathy and ruthless exploitation of other people; and Giddeus the Dwarf, head of the colony, who resents the arrival of Snow White and the influence she brings to bear upon the other dwarfs. The author is a clinical psychologist and noted authority on the subject of narcissism (The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age, Touchstone 2015). In this fully psychological version of Snow White, he explores the themes of shame, envy, narcissism, and failures of empathy, shedding light on some darker aspects of the human psyche.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152485080
Publisher:	Joseph Burgo
Publication date:	11/22/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	183 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joseph Burgo, PhD, has practiced psychotherapy for more than thirty years and held licenses as a marriage and family therapist and clinical psychologist. He earned his undergraduate degree in English Literature at UCLA and both his masters and doctorate in Psychology at California Graduate Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Burgo has been quoted or featured as an expert on NPR and in publications such as USA TODAY, Glamour, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. As a writer on mental health topics, he is a regular contributor to The Atlantic and a frequent blogger for Psychology Today. As a fiction writer, he is the author of two published novels, both works of genre fiction released long ago by Pocket Books and now out of print. More recently, he has released two psychological fairy tales that explore the themes of his non-fiction work, with more titles coming in 2016. He is also at work on a science fantasy epic series entitled BlightRise.