ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Jolley Prize 2016 (Shortlist): 'The Water Calligrapher's Women' by Jonathan Tel
by Jonathan Tel •
She says it was a man, an old man (but all men are old to her), which man, what did he look like, what was he wearing, what did he do
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Calligrapher Wu was a fable but was a symbol. Symbol of the people , that are resilience. You can made them bow , you can strangle them, you can smash their soul ,character ,but they will survived and find the way to get their voice back.
He believes “Suffering makes nation noble”. And he was noble but he suffered , suffered from society , wife ,daughter ,…..from all people that has forgotten him or maybe ignored him.And they made him to bow but he bow low.