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Noli Me Tangere

By: José Rizal
Narrated by: Richard E. Grant
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Summary

Jose Rizal’s two novels Noli Me Tangere and its sequel El Filibusterismo are beloved classics in The Philippines. Here, they are read with characteristic flair by Academy-Award Nominee Richard E. Grant, who apart from his work in Film and TV, is well-loved by audiobook listeners.

It might be fiction, but it is also Philippine history.

Rizal travelled to Europe as a student and wrote these books there under difficult circumstances. His friends helped ship them back to Manila where the books were swiftly banned by the Spanish authorities. They took exception to the hilarious satirical portrayals of Philippine society at the time - and paticurlaly of the Spanish Friars and their nominal secular overlords. The vivid characters in these books are known to all Filipinos, and many of the personalities described are said to persist to the present day.

However, Rizal paid a high penalty for self-expression; he was executed by firing squad on 30 December 1896 mainly because of these two books. Filipinos, inspired by Rizal, declared independence, establishing Asia's first democratic republic in 1898, which survived in the face of a bitter war against US occupying forces until 1901. In 1946, exactly half a century after Rizal's execution, Filipinos became the first Asians to win independence from Western colonialism.

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It's like I went back to the past

Richard Grant's performance brings you back to the past! if you're Filipino, you will feel the emotions in his voice. I've read this about 4deacdes ago and thought I'd revisit when I saw that there's an English translation. Highly recommend.

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A wonderful performance of a nation's classic

The Noli inspired a revolution - how wonderful to discover a brand new performance by an actor of the stature of Richard E. Grant. It's even charming when he ever so occasionally dissolves for a second into giggling delight at the bright absurdity so vividly painted by the Philippines' greatest son. As for the text, what can you say about a nation's greatest book? It is stylish and cosmopolitan but grounded in the gritty reality of colonialism and oppression. Though it can feel peripatetic at first, as you get to grips with the diverse threads which Rizal interweaves in short and punchy chapters, you must persist with it, and with its sequel, El Filibusterismo. Always humane and thought provoking, and brimming over with intelligence but never preachy, Rizal has much to say in our time too. His is a voice for the ages.

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Excellent

An outstanding story rendered equally well by Richard E. Grant.
Im going to buy the hardcopy of the book now😀

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