"Noli Me Tangere" by José Rizal is a novel published in 1887 during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. The story follows Crisóstomo Ibarra, a young man returning home after seven years studying in Europe, only to discover his father's mysterious death and desecrated grave. As he attempts to build a school and improve his town, he faces hostility from Spanish friars and uncovers dangerous conspiracies. Through Ibarra's struggles, Rizal exposes the inequities and injustices of colonial rule and Catholic Church power in Philippine society. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Rizal, José, 1861-1896 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Poblete, Pascual Hicaro, 1857-1921 |
| Title | Noli Me Tangere |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noli_Me_T%C3%A1ngere_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Tamiko I. Camacho, Pilar Somoza, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net). Thanks to the following for their help in making this project possible: Elmer Nocheseda, Jerome Espinosa Baladad, Matet Villanueva, Ateneo Rizal Library-Filipiniana Section, and the Filipinas Heritage Library. The ebook is being released in commemoration of Dr. José Rizal's 110th Death Anniversary on December 30, 2006. Handog ng Proyektong Gutenberg ng Pilipinas para sa pagpapahalaga ng panitikang Pilipino.( www.gutenberg.ph) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Tagalog |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Philippines -- History -- 1812-1898 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 20228 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-20228-0 |
| Release Date | Dec 30, 2006 |
| Last Update | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 12318 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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