Enrique Anderson Imbert

Infobox Writer
name = Enrique Anderson Imbert


caption = Enrique Anderson Imbert
birthdate = birth date|1910|2|12
birthplace = Córdoba, Argentina
deathdate = death date and age|2000|12|6|1910|2|12
deathplace = Buenos Aires, Argentina
occupation = Writer, Critic, Professor
nationality = Argentine
genre = Fantasy, Magical Realism
notableworks = "El Gato de Cheshire", "La Prosa"

Enrique Anderson Imbert (1910–2000). Born in Cordoba, Argentina.He was a novelist, short-story writer and literary critic. He had a long university career both in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he graduated and received his doctorate in philosophy and arts, and in the United States. Perhaps 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 wrote the short stories: "El Leve Pedro", "El Fantasma", and "Vudu"He died on December 6, 2000.

Works

Essays

*"Historia de la Literatura Hispanoamericana" (1954), two vols.
*"Teoría del 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" (1992)
*"La Prosa" (1984)
*"Nuevos Estudios Sobre 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)
*"Imperial Messages" (1976)