About the book: 1963 / The novel by the famous Filipino writer Jose Rizal (1861–1896) "Don't Touch Me" tells the story of the Spanish rule in the Philippines, the tragic fate of the Filipino people, exhausted under the yoke of the Spanish colonialists and the Catholic Church. The fate of the main character of the novel, Crisostomo Ibarra, largely repeats the life of the author himself, Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines.