Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 5482 Rizal, José 1861 1896 Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, José Protasio Rizal, Jose Derbyshire, Charles E. Noli me tángere. English The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman. "The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere" by José Rizal is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. This work unveils the social injustices and difficulties faced by Filipinos under Spanish colonial rule, with its narrative largely focusing on Crisostomo Ibarra, a young Filipino who returns to the Philippines after studying abroad and is confronted with the realities of oppression, corruption, and the hypocrisy of the religious and political powers of the time. The opening of the novel introduces a dinner hosted by Don Santiago de los Santos, also known as Capitan Tiago, establishing the social setting and characters that will play a crucial role in depicting the lives and struggles of Filipinos. Through vivid portrayals of the elite society, Rizal hints at the underlying tensions and issues that plague the nation. Key themes of social disparity and the influence of colonialism are presented, indicating the deeper narrative that will unfold as Ibarra navigates through his interactions and the broader societal context. Thus, the beginning sets the stage for a profound exploration of personal and national identity against the backdrop of societal decay and aspiration for reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/6737/6737-h/images/front-cover.jpg en Historical fiction Philippines -- History -- 1812-1898 -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1226407 1225983 2024-10-03T10:28:24.524286 2023-10-03T09:20:54.608631 text/html text/html 1242372 2010-04-13T12:37:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 523841 2010-04-13T12:37:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 573962 2024-10-03T10:28:42.134237 application/epub+zip 593427 2024-10-03T10:28:27.487275 application/epub+zip 556424 2024-10-03T10:28:25.987287 application/epub+zip 971478 2024-10-03T10:28:53.221138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834063 2024-10-03T10:28:40.281214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 795292 2022-09-03T13:15:23.643090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1047875 1047862 2024-10-03T10:28:21.473313 2023-10-03T09:20:51.706582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1047046 2010-04-13T12:36:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 408199 2010-04-13T12:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1047041 2010-04-13T12:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407807 2010-04-13T12:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22665 2024-10-03T10:28:53.386125 application/rdf+xml 23903 2024-10-03T10:28:26.184268 image/jpeg 3916 2024-10-03T10:28:26.091267 image/jpeg 523439 2024-10-03T10:28:24.622298 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia tl.wikipedia en.wikipedia