num_pages: 444
description: 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.
language: English
title: Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not)
titlecomplete: Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not) (Noli Me Tángere, #1)
characters: Elias, Maria Clara, Pilosopo Tasyo, Crisostomo Ibarra, Padre Damaso
genres: Historical, Literature, Asian Literature, Classics, Asia, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Politics, Romance
ratings_count: 7856
places: The Philippines, Southeast Asia
series: Noli Me Tángere
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: NBDB National Book Awards
category: translation
publisher: Penguin Classics