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Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jose Rizal (Author), Jose Rizal (Author), Harold Augenbraum (Editor, Translator, Introduction)
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June 27, 2006
In more than a century since its appearance, José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere has become widely known as the great novel of the Philippines. A passionate love story set against the ugly political backdrop of repression, torture, and murder, “The Noli,” as it is called in the Philippines, was the first major artistic manifestation of Asian resistance to European colonialism, and Rizal became a guiding conscience—and martyr—for the revolution that would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province. BACKCOVER: A beautiful new translation... Rizal’s rich, moving novel...[is] perhaps the most important novel in Philippine literature.
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Noli Me Tangere is the acknowledged masterpiece of Filipino literature. If any nation can be said to have a single source for its nationalism, The Philippine Republic is such a land and this novel is its source. --James A. Michener

Easily the most readable translation. --The Philippine Daily Inquirer

Easily the most readable translation. --The Philippine Daily Inquirer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; Tra edition (June 27, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0143039695
  • ISBN-13: 978-0143039693
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Social Cancer, February 1, 1997
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It's about time this book was reprinted. Written by one of the heroes of the Philippine revolution, this book is a semi-autobiographical account of Philippine society during its days as a Spanish colony. "Noli Me Tangere," roughly translated as "Touch Me Not," reflects the hypocrisy and corruption present in that time. Former translations have aptly titled it, "The Social Cancer." Juan Crisostomo Ibarra, the protagonist, returns to his country after being educated in Madrid, and seeks to marry Maria Clara, a young woman who had been betrothed to him when they were children. He tries to use his education to help the townspeople, but his efforts are thwarted by the clergy. It is these priests who prevent him from learning the true cause of his father's death, and he is eventually labeled as a heretic and is excommunicated from society. He escapes being assasinated and flees, vowing to revenge himself, his father, and Maria Clara. There is an incredible amount of detail in this novel, and the translation is superb. The characters are vivid -- who can forget Sisa's tragedy and the eerie Father Salvi? You don't have to be a historian or a student to enjoy this novel, and knowing nothing about that place or time period will not affect its intensity and pathos.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Provocative and passionate--a must for history buffs., September 15, 2001
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This is a must-read for those interested in South-East Asian or colonial history/literature. The story of the writing of this novel is just as fascinating as the novel itself. "Noli Me Tangere" was written by the brilliant Dr. Jose Rizal--physician, historian, poet educator, philosopher, naturalist, novelist, artist, and one of the first nationalists of Asia.

Rizal was a young Filipino student in Europe when he wrote "Noli," during the time that the Philippines was under Spanish rule. Rizal worked on the manuscript in between the hours he spent poring over his schoolbooks. He was only 26 when the book was published on borrowed money in Berlin in 1886. Unapologetically anticlerical, this satirical portrayal of 19th century colonial Philippines blended philosophy, irony, humor, and tragedy. The novel was banned from the Philippines because of its subversive content, but contraband copies found their way to Manila, awakening the disparate Philippine islands to unity and nationhood.

"Noli Me Tangere," its sequel "El Filibusterismo" (1891) and Rizal's other essays and poems were part of the core of nationalist literature that inspired both Rizal's co-reformers--a group of European-schooled young Filipinos--and the more militant revolutionaries. In 1896, the militant groups in the Filipinos launched a revolution against the Spanish crown, the first nationalist revolution in Asia. Rizal had no direct part in the insurrection; he had even advised the militant group that the country was not yet ready for an armed revolution and he had pushed instead for nonviolent reform. Nevertheless, the Spanish military arrested Rizal on sedition charges and brought him to trial. He was found guilty. On the evening of December 29, 1896, in his prison cell, Jose Rizal wrote his last poem, "Mi Ultimo Adios." The next morning, soldiers escorted him to a field where his sentence was meted: death by firing-squad. Rizal was only 35 years old.

Rizal's death further fueled the fires of the Philippine revolution, and it culminated on June 12, 1898, with the Filipinos proclaiming independence after more than 300 years of Spanish rule. Today Rizal is considered one of the most important figures in Asian history. He has been revered by many as "The Pride of the Malay Race," and he is the national hero of the Republic of the Philippines. The novel "Noli Me Tangere" appeared, in the years immediately following Rizal's death, in French and English. Since then it has also been translated into German, Chinese and Filipino.

From a historical vantage-point, "Noli Me Tangere" is one of the most important literary works from the period of Asian nationalism. As a novel, "Noli" is a fascinating read.

After reading "Noli Me Tangere," also read its much darker and more philosophical sequel, "El Filibusterismo." I think the latest English translation is by Leon Ma. Guerrero.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book! A definite must read!, April 12, 1999
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this book is amazing not only due to it's content, but the impact it had on the world. Unfortunately, virtually no Americans have ever even heard of Rizal. (I am an American who grew up in the Philippines) This book is nearly single-handedly responsible for the overthrow of the 500-year Spanish regime there. He merely stated the truth, and as a result was executed a few years later. This man has greatly influenced my life. I only wish America could claim as great a hero as Rizal. Filipinos are rightfully proud to call him the Father of Independent Philippines. His saying "There are no tyrants if there are no slaves" is a truth that I teach to my students. Get this book, read it, then find out about Filipino history and get a biography of Rizal (Austin Coates had a great one, but I can't find it.) You will be astounded!!!
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