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Podcast: A Literary Cornucopia
Episode: Episode 147: Ernest Hemingway: "Hills Like White Elephants"
Description: "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig," the man said. "It's not really an operation at all." The girl looked at the ground the table legs rested on."I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig. It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in." The girl did not say anything. You’ve heard the expression “the white elephant in the room.” Hemingway’s story “Hills Like White Elephants” addresses a topic that is taboo. This episode explores the ramifications of that topic. Ernest Hemingway' s writing style is definitely di...