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Writer Marcio Souza reads from his novels and discusses the impact of literature in his life. Souza's first novel, "Galvez Emperors Acre", was a huge critical success and soon became an international phenomenon. Since then, the prolific writer has penned numerous other novels, essays and dramas. His work includes novels: "Mad Mary", "The Order of the Day", and "The Lost World"; essays: "Draw Against Chico Mendes", "Fascination and Repulsion" and "Short History of the Amazon" and plays: "Dessanas, Dessanas", "The Passioin of Ajuricaba" and "As Folias Latex". Souza is also a screenwriter, playwright and director of theater and opera. As a man of the theater he currently leads the TESC Experimental Theater and "The SESC of Amazonas", the theater group that pioneered the struggle to preserve the Amazon. Marcio Souza has also been a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, he is writing a tetralogy "Chronicles of Grand Para and Rio Negro", of which two books: "Loyalty" and "Disorder" have been published by Editora Record in Brazil.