The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal

"The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal" is a novel published in 1887 during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Written by Filipino nationalist and polymath José Rizal, it exposes the injustices inflicted by the ruling government and Spanish Catholic friars on the Filipino people. The story follows Crisóstomo Ibarra, who returns home after studying in Europe to find his father dead under mysterious circumstances and his grave desecrated. As he attempts to build a school and improve his town, he faces hostility from powerful priests and deadly conspiracies that threaten his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Rizal, José, 1861-1896
Translator Derbyshire, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1880-1933
Uniform Title Noli me tángere. English
Title The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noli_Me_T%C3%A1ngere_(novel)
Credits Produced by Jeroen Hellingman.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Philippines -- History -- 1812-1898 -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 6737
Release Date
Last Update Apr 13, 2010
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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