Ignacio de Loyola Brandão
Ignácio de Loyola Brandão (born 31 July 1936) is a Brazilian writer. He is best known as the author of the dystopian science-fiction novel Zero. He was a critic of totalitarianism.  In 2008, he was awarded the Prêmio Jabuti for his novel O Menino que Vendia Palavras (The Boy who Sold Words). He was born in Araraquara, São Paulo.