ABS-CBNNews.com reports that the bilingual edition of Noli Me Tangere was launched on Tuesday, November 22, to mark national hero Jose Rizal's 150th birth anniversary. The book is published by Instituto Cervantes de Manila and Vibal Publishing.
According to the report, the original Spanish text of of the novel has been printed in parallel with the classic English translation of Charles Derbyshire in the new book .
In a statement, Instituto Cervantes said, "The textual lines of the novel have been consecutively numbered to serve as a tool for future scholars in establishing a definitive concordance. This collector's delight also contains an extensive bibliography, tracing the history of its manifold translations and editions. Juan Luna's original and evocative illustrations accompany the text."
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