《白象似的群山》堪称海明威短篇小说中的经典。小说故事情节非常简单:一个美国男人同一个姑娘在一个西班牙小站等火车的时候,男人设法说服姑娘去做人工流产手术。由于《白象似的群山》是海明威完美实践其“冰山理论”的小说,它自然就成了广大读者和评论者乐此不疲的研究对象,因为对于隐藏在海面之下的八分之七的部分,大家都试图看到与众不同的风景。 “White elephant-like mountains” is a classic in Hemingway’s short stories. The Story of the Story The story is very simple: When a U.S. man with a girl is waiting for a train at a Spanish station, men try to persuade the girl to do an abortion. Because “White Elephant-like Mountains” was a perfect example of Hemingway’s “Iceberg Theory,” it naturally became the object of study for readers and critics alike. For the seven-eighths Part, everyone tries to see the distinctive scenery.