What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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► UNSOLVED: One specific book > Sci-Fi, Dystopian Short Story: The main character always wakes up tired. It turns out that his dreams are actually his real life. In his dreams the population are exploited for labour, mining and given pills to sleep calmly at night. Published before 1989.

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message 1: by Plamen (new)

Plamen | 1 comments I'm searhing for the name of a science fiction, dystopian short story. It was written before 1989. The story goes as follows:

The main character is a married man, he always wakes up tired. It turns out that his dreams are actually his real life. In his dreams the population are exploited physically for work, mining. And then given pills to dream calm dreams.


message 2: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54971 comments Mod
Plamen, did you read this short story in an anthology/ collection? (If yes, what's the common theme of these stories? One or multiple authors?)

Is this story for adults or teens?


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