Why did Jose Rizal write Noli me tangere?
Noli Me Tangere was Rizal’s first novel. He was 26 at its publication. This book was historically significant and was instrumental in the establishing of the Filipino’s sense of national identity. The book indirectly influenced a revolution although the author, José Rizal, advocated violent means and only direct representation to the Spanish government. The novel was written in Spanish, the language of the educated at a time when Filipinos were markedly segregated by diverse native languages and regional cultures. Rizal started writing the Noli in Madrid, Spain. Half of it was done by the time he left for Paris, and it was printed in Berlin, Germany. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, a well-known writer and political activist, volunteered his services as proofreader and consultant. He finished the novel on December 1886 and published it with the financial aid of Maximo Viola.
