Hills Like White Elephants
Thornwillow’s first-ever fine press edition of Hills Like White Elephants brings the iconic short story into the modern discourse.
Originally offered as part of the January 2023 Dispatch, this publication is offered in two editions:
- Classic Edition: Copies bound in letterpress paper wrappers
- Patrons’ Edition: Volumes featuring handmade paste paper bindings and letterpress printed labels
Ernest Hemingway remains one of the most recognized and influential writers of the twentieth century. Known for his sparse writing style and macho persona, he was a master of what he called the “iceberg theory,” the idea that what is left unseen and unsaid in a story may be just as meaningful as what is recorded on the page. In other words, what lurks beneath the surface of a story, or a person, might be greater than what is visible from above. Hills Like White Elephants is quintessential Hemingway in this regard: understated, yet charged with meaning.
First published in 1927, Hills Like White Elephants continues to resonate today. The story centers around an American man and a young woman nicknamed “Jig” as they pass time drinking at a Spanish train station. Their conversation is vague but tense and revolves around an “operation” that the man suggests his companion might undergo, and although they never say the word, it is generally accepted that their discussion concerns an abortion.
In typical Hemingway fashion, the conclusion of Hills Like White Elephants—including the moral conclusion—is left mainly to the reader’s interpretation. Historical evidence suggests that Hemingway himself had a contentious—and self-contradictory—relationship with abortion. As we have seen dramatically in recent months, today’s broader societal struggle surrounding abortion remains unresolved. Nearly 100 years after this story’s publication, and half a century after Roe v. Wade, the debate over crucial questions of agency, influence, and bodily autonomy continues.
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Hills Like White Elephants
Editions starting at $65.00
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Broadside: Do We Not Bleed?
$5.00
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Author | Ernest Hemingway |
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Set Product as New from Date | Feb 28, 2023 |
Color | Scarlet |
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