Hills Like White Elephants
short story by Ernest Hemingway
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Summary
Hills Like White Elephants is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,265 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Ernest Hemingway[3]
- Language of work or name: American English[4]
- Country of origin: United States[5]
- Publication date: 1927[6]
- Has edition or translation: Q117279898[7], Q117280952[8], Hills Like White Elephants[9]
- Main subject: abortion[10]
- Title: Hills Like White Elephants[11]
- First line: The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain, made of strings of bamboo beads, hung across the open door into the bar, to keep out flies.[12]
- Last line: ‘Do you feel better?’ he asked. ‘I feel fine,’ she said. ‘There’s nothing wrong with me. I feel fine.’[13]
- Form of creative work: short story[14]
Why It Matters
Hills Like White Elephants has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]