Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Literary Fiction

Authors: José Rizal In Year : 1912

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)

Translator's Introduction
On the Upper Deck
On the Lower Deck
Legends
Cabesang Tales
A Cochero’s Christmas Eve
Basilio
Simoun
Merry Christmas
Pilates
Wealth and Want
Los Baños
Placido Penitente
The Class in Physics
In the House of the Students
Señor Pasta
The Tribulations of a Chinese
The Quiapo Pair
Legerdemain
The Fuse
The Arbiter
Manila Types
The Performance
A Corpse
Dreams
Smiles and Tears
Pasquinades
The Friar and the Filipino
Tatakut
Exit Capitan Tiago
Juli
The High Official
Effect of the Pasquinades
La Ultima Razón
The Wedding
The Fiesta
Ben-Zayb’s Afflictions
The Mystery
Fatality
Conclusion

The Philippines, still a Spanish colony, are more or less run by the Catholic friars, and with an iron fist.. However, here and there are pockets of insurrection. In the countryside, a group of outlaws takes things in their own hands – including the money of the rich. And the students of Manila petition the government to be taught in Tagalog instead of Spanish.
Follow Basilio, a medical student and his friends as they navigate the difficult climate in Manila, while his fiance struggles with the law in their hometown. Above all this looms the figure of Simoun, a powerful and extremely rich jeweller, who is more than ready to put his immeasurable wealth to use...
El Filibusterismo is the sequel to Noli me Tangere, and cited among the reasons for the execution of the author, who is now regarded national hero of the Philippines. (Summary by Availle)