Snow

by Ann Beattie

The story is told by an unnamed female narrator who recounts the story of the time she spent in the country with her former lover. As though she is speaking directly to her former lover she recalls, in great detail, the landscape of the area and some of the events of the winter they spent together.

Genres: Short Stories, Literature

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Ann Beattie (born September 8, 1947) is an American short story writer and novelist. She has received an award for excellence from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and a PEN/Bernard Malamud Award for excellence in the short story form. Her work has been compared to that of Alice Adams, J.D. Salinger, John Cheever, and John Updike. She holds an undergraduate degree from American University and a masters degree from the University of Connecticut.

Reviews

[ნინო კერესელიძე · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful and cozy.
“Who expects small things to survive when even the largest get lost, people forget years and remember moments, seconds and symbols are left to sum things up, the black shroud over the pool, love in its shortest form becomes a word, when i remember all about that time is one winter. Snow. Even now saying “snow”my lips move so that they kiss the air.”

[nat🐇 · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Did they talk about amazing things because they thought we’d turn into one of them?”

didn’t think i’d rate something so short more than 3 stars, but the writing was really beautiful & so here we are

[Ron Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful description of first snow. As a landscape photographer, each fall I wait for snow. After a long, hot, and dry summer, it's beautiful to behold the first snow which normally coats the top of our peaks...reminiscent of powdered sugar as a culinary delight.

[Alba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of my recommended reading for creative writing course. Super short but eh I’m going to add it anyway

[Gemma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh - I really enjoyed this. The narrative voice is so interesting. I wanted more to be honest. But it felt like it did what it meant to.

[Maria Cangro · Rating 5 out of 5]

the only short story i’ve read thus far that reads more like poetry than fiction