About the book: 1984 / From the encyclopedia of science fiction by V. Gakov: In a masterfully "played out" parable-game, evoking analogies with L. Carroll, the novel " The Squares of the City (1965) - A fictional Latin American country is transformed into a totalitarian dystopia by subconsciously instilling a sense of "loyalty" in its citizens (via a regular TV network). Chess in this society claims to be an ideology and a state religion, and all the characters, including the main character, without knowing it, with their actions repeat the course of a real chess game in 1892, played by the dictator and his political opponent. Publisher's abstract: Science fiction the novel by a progressive English writer, president of the European Committee of Science Fiction Writers, is dedicated to the use of communication means to influence the human subconscious.