Enrique Anderson Imbert
Argentine novelist/writer/literary critic
Died when: 90 years 298 days (1089 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Enrique Anderson-Imbert (February 12, 1910– December 6, 2000) was an Argentine novelist, short-story writer and literary critic.Born in Córdoba, Argentina, the son of Jose Enrique Anderson and Honorina Imbert, Anderson-Imbert graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a Ph.D. in 1946.
From 1940 until 1947 he taught at the University of Tucumán.In 1947, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan.
He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1954.He became the first Victor S.Thomas Professor of Hispanic Literature at Harvard University in 1965.
Anderson-Imbert remained at Harvard until his retirement in 1980.He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1967.
Anderson-Imbert is best known for his brief "microcuentos" in which he blends fantasy and magical realism.His story "Sala de espera" is taken from The Cheshire Cat, written in 1965; he is also the author of the 1966 short story entitled "Taboo." He also penned the short stories "El Leve Pedro", "El Fantasma", and "Vudu".
With his wife, Margot (née Di Clerico), a librarian, Anderson-Imbert had a son and a daughter.He died on December 6, 2000 in Buenos Aires.
