Authors, Argentine -- 20th century -- Correspondence

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters received by Magdalena Harriague. The majority of the letters contain commentaries from contemporary writers and critics of Latin America and Spain on Harriague’s work; however there are also personal letters from contemporaries and friends. Materials include letters and postcards.

Scope and Contents The Manuel Puig Correspondence contains 326 folders of letters written by Manuel Puig to Ingmar Björkstén and Mario Fenelli. The bulk of the correspondence is to Fenelli, a fellow Argentine director that Puig met during his film studies in Rome. Letters discuss Argentinian cinema, Puig’s novels, travels, politics, workshops, family health, sexuality, potential deals for translating his novels, and more. Additionally, there are two movie scripts co-written by Manuel Puig and Mario Fenelli as...