Enrique Anderson-IMBERT

literary critic novelist university professor writer

February 12, 1910 (age 90)

Córdoba, Capital Department, Argentina

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 South. Thomas Professor of Hispanic Literature at Harvard University in 1965. Anderson-Imbert remained at Harvard until his retirement in 1980. 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". He died on December 6, 2000 in Buenos Aires.

Enrique Anderson-IMBERT

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literary critic novelist university professor writer

Background

Anderson-Imbert, Enrique was born on February 12, 1910 in Cordoba, Argentina. Son of Jose Enrique and Honorina (Imbert) Anderson-Imbert. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953.

Education

Master of Arts, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, 1946.

Career

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 South. Thomas Professor of Hispanic Literature at Harvard University in 1965.

Anderson-Imbert remained at Harvard until his retirement in 1980. 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".

He died on December 6, 2000 in Buenos Aires.

Achievements

Enrique Anderson-Imbert has been listed as a notable Hispanic literature educator, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

American Academy, of Arts and Sciences 1967, Academia Argentina de Letras, 1978.

Connections

Married Margarita Di Clerico, March 30, 1935. Children: Carlos Eduardo, Anabel.

Father:: Jose Enrique Anderson-Imbert
Mother:: Honorina (Imbert) Anderson-Imbert
Spouse:: Margarita Di Clerico
child:: Anabel Anderson-Imbert
child:: Carlos Eduardo Anderson-Imbert

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