Alejandro Rossi

Alejandro Rossi (''Alessandro Rossi''; September 22, 1932 – June 5, 2009) was born in Florence, Italy of Venezuelan mother and Italian father) was an Italian-Venezuelan writer.

Alejandro Rossi wrote philosophical essays, short stories and the following books: ''Lenguaje y significado'' (Language and Meaning) (Siglo XXI, 1968, FCE, 1995, 7th edition); ''Manual del Distraído'' [http://webshells.com/spantrans/rossi.htm Manual of the Absent-minded] (J. Mortiz, 1978, Anagrama, 1980, Monte Avila, 1987, FCE, 1992, 6th edition); ''Sueños de Occam'' (Occam's Dreams) (UNAM, 1982); ''La fábula de Las Regiones'' (the Fable of The Regions) (El Equilibrista, 1989), ''Edén: Vida imaginada'' (FCE, 2006). ''Ortega y Gasset'' in collaboration (FCE, 1984); he edited José Gaos' Anthology: ''Filosofía de la Filosofía'' (Philosophy of Philosophy) (Crítica, 1989). Rossi won the Premio Nacional de Lingüística y Literatura (National Literary and Linguistics Prize) in 1999.

Rossi's writing is marked by a rich language that plays with generic definitions. Provided by Wikipedia