Alejandro Rossi

Alejandro Rossi (born Alessandro Rossi, September 22, 1932 in Florence, Italy of Venezuelan mother and Italian father) is a Mexican writer.

Alejandro Rossi has written philosophical essays, short stories and the following books: "Lenguaje y significado" (Language and Meaning) (Siglo XXI, 1968, FCE, 1995, 7th edition); "Manual del Distraído" (Manual of the Absent-minded Person) (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.