Enrique Anderson Imbert

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1910 to José 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. With his wife, Margot (née Di Clérico), a librarian at Harvard's Widener Library, Anderson Imbert had a son and a daughter. He died on December 6, 2000, in Buenos Aires. ==Work==

Anderson Imbert is best known for his microcuentos: very brief short stories 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". In 2012, the North American Academy of the Spanish Language, of which he was a member, created the "Enrique Anderson Imbert Prize" to recognize the professional trajectory of those who have contributed with their studies, works, and literary works to the knowledge and dissemination of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture in the United States. ==Bibliography==