And Still the Earth, Brandao Ignacio de Loyola

Welcome to Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the not too distant future. Water is scarce, garbage clogs the city, movement is restricted, and the System -- sinister, omnipotent, secret -- rules its subjects every moment and thought. Here, middle-aged Souza lives a meaningless life in a world where hope is a lie and all memory of the past is forbidden. A classic novel of dystopia, looking back to Orwells 1984 and forward to Terry Gilliams Brazil, And Still the Earth stands with Loyola Brandaos Zero as one of the authors greatest, and darkest, achievements.