A Crowd in a Frame of Dream - Adisorn Paiwattananupan

A Crowd in a Frame of Dream
By Adisorn Paiwattananupan

A Crowd in a Frame of Dream is a masterful collection of thirteen "Soft Sci-Fi" and satirical stories. It is a work of exquisite balance—compelling, immersive, and intellectually provocative. Drawing from the raw materials of lived experience, Adisorn constructs a narrative world that is as entertaining as it is profound.

What happens when what we see is not what exists? When what exists is not what we perceive? And when our perceptions are not, in truth, what we desire?

In this world, the government distributes the "Dream-Frame Box"—a sleek, palm-sized device of high-tech artifice. This box possesses the power to externalize one's private thoughts, projecting them as hyper-realistic images for all to see.

Consequently, the sanctity of the individual mind is dissolved. Private contemplation becomes a public spectacle, capable of bringing ruin to anyone who fails to master their own subconscious. The "Dream-Frame Box," while masquerading as a miracle of modern civilization, functions as a tool of spiritual intrusion and the violation of identity. Is it a gift to the populace, or a calculated instrument of mass intoxication and hidden surveillance?

While each of the thirteen stories functions as a potent standalone piece, the collection possesses a rare structural cohesion. When read in its entirety, it transforms into a novella-like experience, with the "Dream-Frame Box" serving as the connective tissue that binds these disparate lives.

Beneath the veneer of technological progress lies a poisoned spear. The authorities wield this "civilized" power to pierce the internal self of the governed—to suppress, dominate, and harvest the data of their dreams. This data is then used to construct a grander, overarching illusion that traps the masses in an endless cycle of artifice.

In a world where everyone holds their dreams in their hands, what becomes of you when your every thought is laid bare to the gaze of the stranger standing before you?

Details
▪️Format : Paperback
▪️Piyavit Tepumnuaysakul : Editor-in-Chief
▪️Aekkasit Thiamtham : Editor
▪️Designed by ● SM STUDIO | Nuntuchaporn Yansukon ●
▪️Published : September 2019
▪️Length : 144 pages
▪️ISBN : 978-616-562-003-1
▪️Dimensions (cm) : 10.8 x 17.8
▪️Price : 200 THB