The Reign of Greed by Jose Rizal

The Reign of Greed by Jose Rizal

The Reign of Greed (1891) is a novel by José Rizal. Published in Belgium, the novel was a sequel to Touch Me Not (1887), both of which were written in Spanish. Blending aspects of his own life story with his critique of Spanish imperialism in the Philippines, Rizal continues the journey of Crisóstomo Ibarra from centrist reformer to revolutionary leader. Banned by Spanish authorities, the novel was smuggled into his home country, where it quickly galvanized Rizal's fellow nationalists in opposition to the Spanish Empire. Despite his attempts to reform the local government of his native San Diego, Ibarra is placed in prison on false charges of rebellion. Forced to escape or face execution, he chooses the former. When a firefight with authorities leaves his comrade Elias dead, he manages to make his way out of the country. Thirteen years later, by now presumed dead by friends and foes alike, he returns to the Philippines as Simoun, a shadowy jeweler. Moving in secret, he begins spreading his anti-imperial message among the local people while gathering the weapons and supplies he will need to overthrow the government. Before he can carry out his plan, however, he must rescue his love Maria Clara from confinement.

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Rizal was born in Calamba and grew up in a mestizo family of eleven children who lived and worked on a Dominican friars' farm. He excelled in school and won several poetry contests as a child. He studied philosophy and law at the University of Santo Tomas before deciding to pursue ophthalmology after learning of his mother's blindness. He went to Madrid to study medicine in 1882 before travelling to Germany to give Tagalog courses.

Rizal completed his novel Touch Me Not (1887) in Heidelberg, while working with pioneering ophthalmologist Otto Becker. Touch Me Not is a semi-autobiographical novel that attacks the activities of the Catholic Church and the Spanish Empire in his home Philippines, and it is now considered a national epic alongside its sequel The Reign of Greed (1891). He returned to Manila in 1892 and created La Liga Filipina, a secret social reform organization. He was exiled to Zamboanga province in that year, where he erected a school, a hospital, and a water supply system.

The Katipunan, a movement for independence from Spanish authority, began to take shape in Manila around this time, eventually leading to the Philippine Revolution in 1896. Rizal was detained while heading to Cuba via Spain for his anti-colonial writings and association with active Katipunan members. He was murdered by firing squad on the outskirts of Manila on December 30, 1896, and buried in an unmarked grave.

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ISBN 13	9781513225005
ISBN 10	1513225006
Title	The Reign of Greed
Author	Jose Rizal
Series	Mint Editions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Mint Editions
Year published	2021-07-22
Number of pages	296
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