Enrique Anderson-Imbert (February 12, 1910– December 6, 2000) was an

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novelist, short-story writer and

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. Born in

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, the son of Jose Enrique Anderson and Honorina Imbert, Anderson-Imbert graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a Ph.D. in 1946.Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, pg 799 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

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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.

Bibliography

Essays

*''La flecha en el aire'' (1937) *''Ibsen y su tiempo'' (1946) *''Historia de la Literatura Hispanoamericana'' (1955), one vol. *''Una aventura amorosa de Sarmiento'' (1969) *''Teoría de cuento'' (1978) *''La Crítica Literaria y sus Métodos'' (1979) *''El Realismo Mágico y Otros Ensayos'' (1979) *''Mentiras y Mentirosos en el Mundo de las Letras'' (1993) *''La Prosa'' (1984) *''Nuevos Estudios Sovre Letras Hispanas'' (1986)

Narratives

*''Vigilia'' (1934) *''El Gato de Cheshire'' (1965) *''El Grimorio'' (1969) *''Victoria'' (1977) *''La Botella de Klein'' (1978) *''La Locura Juega al Ajedrez'' (1971) *''Los Primeros Cuentos del Mundo'' (1978) *''Anti-Story: an Anthology of Experimental Fiction'' (1971) *''La Sandía''

References

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