William Spindler Li is a Guatemalan writer and journalist His works include fiction poetry and journalism in English and Spanish He is the author of a book of short stories Expediciones published in Bogota Colombia in  and an unpublished novel Pases lejanos His nonfiction work has appeared in The Financial Times The Spectator and the Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature among others  Spindler Li was born in Guatemala City Guatemala on  July  He was educated at the Liceo Guatemala school where he obtained a Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras in September  He completed his further education in London after his family moved there in  In  he graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank now the University of the South Bank in London with a BA Hons in Modern Languages and International Studies As a student Spindler Li began to contribute articles short stories poetry and book reviews to various newspapers and magazines in the UK He wrote both in English and Spanish sometimes using both his surnames but more often shortening his name to William Spindler While studying for a Masters degree at the University of Southampton Spindler and other Latin American students founded the literary review Encuentros which published fiction poetry and criticism In  Spindler obtained a PhD from the Department of Art History and Theory of the University of Essex for his work on magic realism and the Latin American novel His article Magic realism a typology is often quoted in scholarly works on the subject  William Spindler is currently a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR one the worlds leading humanitarian organisations which helps over  million people around the world  Retrieved from httpenwikipediaorgwikiUserCacaricaWilliamSpindler