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

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, 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 The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...

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

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. In 1947, he joined the faculty of the

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. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1954. He became the first Victor S. Thomas Professor of Hispanic Literature at

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in 1965. Anderson-Imbert remained at Harvard until his retirement in 1980. He was elected a Fellow of the

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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

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of the 1966

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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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