{"product_id":"noli-me-tangere-large-print","title":"Noli Me Tangere — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when a young man’s hope for his country meets a town ruled by fear?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines after seven years in Europe, eager to build a school and marry Maria Clara. He believes education, patience, and goodwill can bring change. But under Spanish colonial rule, priests and officials hold power over lives, and even a hopeful plan meets resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Noli Me Tangere, José Rizal brings Ibarra’s hopes alongside the struggles of people with far less protection. Sisa fears for her sons. Elias, a hunted boatman, doubts that the law can help the poor. As Maria Clara faces the wishes of those around her, love and reform become painfully uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHope put to trial\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Ibarra’s school project as his faith in peaceful change meets the town’s resistance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Maria Clara, whose love for Ibarra strains against the demands of others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower in everyday life\u003c\/strong\u003e – See colonial oppression through small encounters with priests, officials, and those forced to obey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cost of powerlessness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter Sisa’s world, where a mother’s care cannot shield her children from cruelty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSatire with a sting\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Rizal expose vanity and obedience through dinner-table rivalries and a town’s public celebrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love historical fiction, political satire, and the roots of a nation’s story, or want to explore Spanish colonial life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and join Ibarra as he comes home with hope for change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Large Print Paperback","offer_id":58289235099996,"sku":"LOA-C65-LPPB","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print Hardcover","offer_id":58289235132764,"sku":"LOA-C65-LPHC","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print eBook","offer_id":58289235165532,"sku":"LOA-C65-LPEB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-top-00065-en_28dce830-8aeb-437e-a8cd-547a414b274a.jpg?v=1792697420","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/noli-me-tangere-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}