The Celestial Plot

Last updated
The Celestial Plot
LaTramaCeleste.jpg
First edition
Author Adolfo Bioy Casares
Original titleLa trama celeste
Country Argentina
GenreCollection of short stories

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.

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.


Related Research Articles

Adolfo Bioy Casares Argentine novelist (1914–1999)

Adolfo Bioy Casares was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, diarist, and translator. He was a friend and frequent collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges. He is the author of the Fantastique novel The Invention of Morel.

Jorge Drexler Uruguayan musician and actor

Jorge Abner Drexler Prada is a Uruguayan musician, actor and doctor specializing in otolaryngology.

Martín Javier Mina y Larrea

General Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea, nicknamed El Mozo or El Estudiante (Student), was a Spanish lawyer and army officer, who later became a Mexican independence figure.

Alejandro Casona Spanish poet and playwright (1903–1965)

Alejandro Rodríguez Álvarez, known as Alejandro Casona was a Spanish poet and playwright born in Besullo, Spain, a member of the Generation of '27. Casona received his bachelor's degree in Gijon and later studied at the University of Murcia. After Franco's rise in 1936, he was forced, like many Spanish intellectuals, to leave Spain. He lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina until April 1962, when he definitively returned to Spain.

Julio Saraceni Argentine film director

Julio Saraceni was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned six decades.

Carlos Alberto Montaner Cuban author and journalist

Carlos Alberto Montaner is an exiled Cuban author and journalist known for his criticism of Fidel Castro and the Cuban government. He has been published widely in Latin American newspapers, and published fiction and non-fiction books on Latin America. Montaner is a political analyst for CNN en Español.

Iago Aspas Spanish footballer

Iago Aspas Juncal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for RC Celta de Vigo and the Spain national team.

Alejandro Woss y Gil

Alejandro Woss y Gil was a Dominican politician and military figure.

<i>Amar la Trama</i> 2010 studio album by Jorge Drexler

Amar la Trama is the ninth studio album by Uruguayan recording artist Jorge Drexler. It was released by Warner Music on March 16, 2010, after a four-year gap since the release of his last album of original music. Drexler worked as co-producer, along with Matías Cella and Carles Campi Campón. The themes of the songs are his personal feelings inspired by journeys to Uruguay and Spain, his global wanderings, and the universal wonder of everyday moments.

Juan Larrea was a Spanish essayist and poet.

José Manuel Broto Gimeno is a Spanish painter.

Antonio García Vega Mexican artist

Antonio García Vega is a Mexican artist and member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. He began exhibiting his work while still in school in the early 1970s and continues to do so, often working with his brother Mauricio García Vega. He works in mixed media to paint various forms of expression. His early work was mostly fantastic, with elements of eroticism but his later work has been darker as a means of expressing his own feelings and moods. His work has mostly been exhibited in Mexico, often in conjunction with other artists including a 2010 exhibition with his brother at various venues.

Daniel Vidart was a Uruguayan anthropologist, writer, historian, and essayist.

Juan José Omella Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1946)

Juan José Omella is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Archbishop of Barcelona since the end of 2015, a cardinal since 28 June 2017, and president of the Episcopal Conference of Spain since 3 March 2020.

<i>El Mariachi</i> (2014 TV series)

El Mariachi is a Spanish-language crime drama television series created by Darío Vanegas and Lina Uribe based on the 1993 American film of the same name directed by Robert Rodriguez. It is a production between Teleset Colombia and Sony Pictures Television recorded in Mexico. The series is stars Iván Arana and Martha Higareda as main characters.

Francisco Granados Spanish politician

Francisco José Granados Lerena is a Spanish politician. Involved in the infamous "Púnica" corruption case he was held in preventive detention from October 2014 to June 2017. A prominent figure of the People's Party of the Community of Madrid in his capacity as Esperanza Aguirre's lieutenant in the regional branch of the PP, he has served as Mayor of Valdemoro (1999–2003), Minister in the regional government of the Community of Madrid as well as a member of the regional legislature.

José Carlos Mainer

José Carlos Mainer Baqué is a Spanish historian of literature and literary critic, Professor Emeritus of the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR). He is credited for his interdisciplinary scholar work intermingling studies on cultural and literary history.

Une passion dans le désert is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1830 and is one of the Scènes de la vie militaire of La Comédie humaine.

Pablo Tonelli Argentine politician

Pablo Gabriel Tonelli is an Argentine lawyer and politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in the Federal Capital. A member of Republican Proposal, Tonelli was first elected in 2011, and has been re-elected in 2015 and 2019. Tonelli has also been one of the Chamber's representatives in the Council of Magistracy since 2016.

Manuel Guerra Gómez Spanish writer

Manuel Guerra Gómez was a Spanish writer and religious figure.