Mordecai Roshwald (born May 26, 1921) is an American academic and writer. Born in Poland, he later emigrated to Israel. His most famous work is the novel Level 7, a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel. He is a “professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Minnesota, and a visiting professor at many universities worldwide.”

He currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.

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