Anyway, I'm sort of pleased that I didn't read it until I was a full grown adult with a good bit of messy living, complicated relationships and tense conversation under my belt--which, of course, is the exact portion of the anatomy this story concerns, as well as the womb and the head and the heart, and..., well, every other part of a woman. Including her lover.
I wonder if, as a high school student, I would have understood this story, much less recognized the raw tension in it. Did you?
So here is the text:
http://essayforth.com/read-file/hills-like-white-elephants-full-text-pdf-1244730/
And here is an 11 minute audio version, read by a British woman who goes by Miette and has an absolutely charming accent, even if she doesn't hit the nail quite on the head for me. (Jig speaks shorter and sharper, evidencing more conflict, in my head. Although maybe Miette is being artistic, mimicking the subtlety of the story. Maybe.):
http://www.miettecast.com/2005/06/22/hills-like-white-elephants/
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| Earnest Hemingway and Jean Patchett by Clifford Coffin, Vogue |
