Enrique Anderson Imbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Enrique Anderson Imbert

Argentine novelist/writer/literary critic

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1910

Place of Birth: Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 06-Dec-2000

Profession: writer, university teacher, literary critic, novelist, short story writer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac 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.