And Still the Earth (First Dalkey Archive Edition.)

Welcome to So Paulo, Brazil, in the not too distant future.

Water is scarce, garbage clogs the city, movement is restricted, and the Systemsinister, omnipotent, secretrules its subjects every moment and thought.

Here, middle-aged Souza lives a meaningless life in a world where the future is doomed and all memory of the past is forbidden.

A classic novel of dystopia, looking back to Orwells1984and forward to Terry GilliamsBrazil,And Still the Earthstands with Loyola BrandosZeroas one of the authors greatest, and darkest, achievements.