Noli Me Tángere

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Noli Me Tángere
The original front cover of the book manuscript
Written by: José Rizal
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First published: 1887
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Noli Me Tángere is a novel by Filipino author and national hero Jose Rizal, written in Spanish and published in 1887, which details the situation of the Philippines during the last part of Spanish rule.

Juan Crisostomo Ibarra, the son of a wealthy Creole landlord, has returned to the Spanish-controlled Philippines after seven years of studying in Europe. After realizing not much has changed thanks to The Government and learning that his wealthy father died in jail for being labeled a heretic, he is understandably upset.

Nevertheless, revenge on the person who got his father that fate is not in Ibarra's plans, and all he wants to do is to settle down with his beautiful childhood fiancee Maria Clara and to finance a schoolhouse for the less fortunate with his father's money. Unfortunately, things most definitely do not work out as planned, and a Rant-Inducing Slight at the opening luncheon for the aforementioned school sets in motion a chain of events that will change Ibarra, and subsequently the country, forever.

It has a sequel, El Filibusterismo, which is set thirteen years later.

Noli Me Tángere was turned into an opera in 1957.

Not to be confused with the Boys Love Eroge of the same name, or any of the fine art works of the same name.


Tropes used in Noli Me Tángere include: