VilĂ©m Flusser (May 12, 1920 â November 27, 1991) was a Czech-born Brazilian philosopher, writer and journalist. He lived for a long period in SĂŁo Paulo (where he became a Brazilian citizen) and later in France, and his works are written in many different languages. His early work was marked by discussion of the thought of Martin Heidegger, and by the influence of existentialism and phenomenology. Phenomenology would play a major