{"product_id":"and-still-the-earth-9781564788719","title":"And Still the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome 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 Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e and forward to Terry Gilliam's \u003ci\u003eBrazil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd Still the Earth \u003c\/i\u003estands with Loyola Brandão's \u003ci\u003eZero\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the author's greatest, and darkest, achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnácio de Loyola Brandão began his career writing film reviews \u003cbr\u003eand went on to work for one of the principal newspapers in Sao Paulo. \u003cbr\u003eInitially banned in Brazil, his novel \u003ci\u003eZero\u003c\/i\u003e went on to win the \u003cbr\u003eprestigious Brasilia Prize and become a controversial bestseller. \u003cbr\u003eBrandão is the author of more than a half-dozen works of fiction, \u003cbr\u003eincluding \u003ci\u003eAnd Still the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeeth Under the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good-Bye \u003cbr\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Watson is an American translator, poet, and teacher. She is the director of The Poetry Center at Smith College and Lecturer in the English Department, as well as a poetry editor for The Massachusetts Review. Her translations include \u003ci\u003eAnd Still the Earth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZero\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420193362194,"sku":"9781564788719","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91f128fb-933f-4c86-b513-f7336730c4fe.jpg?v=1729491295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-still-the-earth-9781564788719","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}