The Celestial Plot (Spanish: La trama celeste) is a book by Adolfo Bioy Casares. It is a collection of short stories and includes a work with the same name.
Author | Adolfo Bioy Casares |
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Original title | La trama celeste |
Genre | Collection of short stories |
Publication place | Argentina |
Contents
edit- "La memoria de Paulina"
- "De los reyes futuros"
- "El ídolo"
- "La trama celeste"
- "El otro laberinto"
- "El perjurio de la nieve"
Plot
editA soldier must pilot a new plane. He suffers an accident and is injured. He is interrogated and the army does not believe he is from Argentina. They mistake him for a spy. He calls his friends and nobody recognizes him. He cannot explain the situation, but a friend of his, the author, helps him. The author discovers the truth: the soldier has travelled to a parallel universe, a little different from this one.