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New Words from Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants"

1. Ebro: A river in Spain.

The story is set in the valley surrounding the Ebro.

2. Reales: Spanish currency discontinued in 1864.

The price of the drinks in the story is four reales.


I really enjoyed the story.  I had never read his work before, and now I think I finally understand his "iceberg theory".  I had to read it a second time to understand the underlying tension in the story.

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