The Celestial Plot

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The Celestial Plot
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First edition
Author Adolfo Bioy Casares
Original titleLa trama celeste
GenreCollection of short stories
Publication place Argentina

The Celestial Plot (Spanish : La trama celeste) is a book by Adolfo Bioy Casares. [1] It is a collection of short stories and includes a work with the same name.

Contents

Contents

Plot

A 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.

References

  1. Adolfo Bioy Casares: Borges, Fiction and Art. University of Wales Press. 2012. ISBN   9781783165490 . Retrieved November 23, 2025.