| Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) Contributor(s): Rizal, Jose (Author), Augenbraum, Harold (Translator), Augenbraum, Harold (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143039695 ISBN-13: 9780143039693 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: In more than a century since its appearance, Jos Rizals "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 conscienceand martyrfor the revolution that would subsequently rise up in the Spanish province. BACKCOVER: A beautiful new translation... Rizals rich, moving novel...[is] perhaps the most important novel in Philippine literature. Jessica Hagedorn |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005056473 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.22" W x 7.76" (0.73 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The great novel of the Philippines In more than a century since its appearance, Jos 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |