José Rizal: Life, Works, and Writings of a Genius, Writer, Scientist, and National Hero

A CLASSIC BIOGRAPHY OF THE PHILIPPINES' NATIONAL HERO, THIS BOOK REVISES THE PREVIOUS EDITION WRITTEN FOR THE JOSE RIZAL CENTENNIAL WITH FRESH INSIGHTS, NEW DATA, AND NEW APPENDICES. ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING BOOKS ON RIZAL, THIS VOLUME CONTAINS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONDITION IN RIZAL'S TIMES, THE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE IN DAPITAN, HIS PROPHETIC VIEWS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES, AND OTHER DATA. IN PARTICULAR, IT CORRECTS THE IMPRESSION THAT RIZAL HAD BEEN "A "COLONIAL MADE HERO" AND AFFIRMS THAT HE WAS A HERO FOR ALL SEASONS AND FOR ALL PEOPLE -- FILIPINOS, SPANIARDS, AMERICANS, GERMANS, AUSTRIANS, MALAYS, INDONESIANS, ETC. HIS FAMOUS DIARY, ESSAYS, LETTERS, AND ALSO POEMS ARE FOUND EITHER IN EXCERPT OR IN ENTIRETY. HIS FAMOUS NOVELS AND INCOMPLETE WORKS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED WITHIN. -----"NO OTHER BIOGRAPHY OF JOSE RIZAL HAS BEEN READ, STUDIED, AND LOVED BY GENERATIONS OF FILIPINOSS SINCE THE 1960'S AS DR. ZAIDE'S BIOGRAPHY ON THE LIFE, WORKS, AND WRITINGS OF JOSE RIZAL" --A COLLEGE LECTURER.