Manuscript Fountain Pen

Rain washes away the grime to reveal the true self. For Chung Li-ho, survival itself was a work of literary merit. It used to be that a writer set out to face the boundless potentials of literature with the most meager of tools - pen and paper. Words on paper testify to the writer’s spirit. Pen and paper are life incarnate. In the annals of Taiwan literature, Chung Li-ho’s story is one of the most touching. He spent his final days on earth in poor health writing his final work, Rain. However, in spite of it all, his words ring elegantly crisp and true, surrounding the reader in the sights and smells of a countryside village after a refreshing rain. NMTL Archive Select reinterprets Rain and the life of Li-ho through the simplicity of a writer’s pen. This pen, imprinted with a passage from Rain, is both a literary symbol and a statement. Together with its elegant package, this item encapsulates the author’s idyllic image of a rain-quenched farming village and invites the reader in to enjoy the moment. Moreover, it celebrates the rarity of this pure, unaffected work, created during the author’s final, difficult moments. Size｜137 x 14 mm Material｜Brass, colored etching, fine nibs made in Taiwan