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An Eagle Flight: A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere

By José Rizal

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Amidst lavish parties and colonial rule, a young man returns home to a land rife with injustice, igniting a personal quest for truth and reform.

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2008-12-22
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Summary

"An Eagle Flight: A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere" by José Rizal is a story set in the Philippines, exploring themes of colonialism and identity through the eyes of Crisóstomo Ibarra. When he returns home after studying abroad, his grand welcome in Captain Tiago’s dinner party barely hides the social and political conflicts simmering beneath. As he begins to understand the troubles in his homeland, especially learning of his father's tragic death, Ibarra embarks on a journey seeking change and battling injustice in a society dealing with a complicated history.

About the Author

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.

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