This exquisite limited edition homage to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ballpoint pen has been meticulously designed and created by Montblanc as part of their Writers Edition collection. Montblanc is dedicating its Writers Edition Homage to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Limited Edition to this giant of German literature, focusing especially on his literary works, as writing was Goethe’s lifeblood. 1774 saw him writing The Sorrows of Young Werther in less than four weeks, which brought the 25-year-old overnight fame. The novel has influenced this ballpoint pen, with its description of marble inspiring the look of the precious lacquer of the cap and barrel. The beautiful engraving on the barrel ring evokes images of the framing of a copperplate illustration in an early edition of The Sorrows of Young Werther. The colour and pattern of the precious lacquer reflect that of the wallpaper in the Juno room in the writer’s home in Weimar. The gold-coated and platinum-coated fittings also reflect decorative elements of the house. A string of clover leaves is engraved around the cap top, a detail which stems from a letter written by Goethe to Charlotte Buff, the real-life model for the character of Lotte in his Werther book. The cap of the pen is shaped like a globe, as a symbol of Goethe’s term ‘world literature’, and is crowned by the Montblanc snowcap emblem. The slightly curved shape of the cap resembles a chemist’s glass jar, and is a tribute to Goethe’s scientific achievements and efforts as a collector – in physics and colour psychology, optics and anatomy, biology and geology. The leaf-shaped clip honours his studies in the field of morphology, and more specifically, his ideas around plant form. Goethe was a polymath, giant of German literature, lawyer, government minister, theatre director, and a prodigious collector and naturalist. The inspiration for the overall design of the pen is taken from the type of writing instrument with which Goethe would have recorded the depths of his knowledge, insights, and poetic imagination. This incredible Writers Edition ballpoint pen will be presented inside a Montblanc bespoke presentation box, and will be accompanied by a 2-year international warranty/guarantee booklet filled out on the day of purchase. The branded box features a unique design inspired by the pen design and has a book shaped box.