This series contains loose page handwritten and typewritten notes and drafts concerning reoccuring research topics in Piglia's work such as the Argentine novel, Argentine political history, Latin American literature, genre, narration, translation, and fiction, among other topics. Piglia kept extensive notes on the works of a number of Latin American literary figures such as Roberto Arlt, Jorge Luis Borges, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Macedonio Fernández, Leopoldo Lugones, Manuel Puig, and Juan José Saer, among others. Piglia's tendency to draw connections among multiple of his research topics and investigations is heavily reflected in these notes. The order of this material reflects, in most part, the original order the collection was received. General themes and topics were used in attempt to best describe this content; folder content will certainly overlap with other folder content and titles.