Great works of literature begin as mere short stories.An endless search for universal truths begin there. Revealed truths, shattered by experience, revealing more truths to be shattered again. An endless journey. An endless introspection. These stories are such. The Poisoned Dream, a work of auto fiction, is based on Kuna Kaviyalahan’s(author of this book) real life experience of what happened to tamil prisoners of war under the custody of the Sri Lankan military.