The Orthodoxy of Arrogance

About the Book

The Orthodoxy of Arrogance is a fictional account of historical events and the subsequent personal and familial conflicts they can create. The main character, Mordichai Lebenschitz, is a moyl from Dachau, Germany. As the Nazi regime rises, he changes his name to the more German Moritz. He is pompous, self-centered, and oblivious to the world and its proposed effects on him. He is charming, manipulative and self-indulgent. He and his wife Hannah elude the Nazis from 1941-1944 in the city of Dachau. My novel suggests possible scenarios of events in history. It weaves them with personal, familial, and societal conflicts they affect. It borders on the least likely outcomes of historical events. They are often endured by arrogant and self-indulgent attitudes. The Orthodoxy of Arrogance is the story of sheer will. It is a fictional account of one believing in oneself to the point of selfishness. It is the conflict of ego and how it can work to disrupt human emotions.

About the Author

In 1989 Mr. Moshe graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He was first published in a small journal out of Canada called The Unicorn Reader. Since then his short fiction has been published in various online magazines and anthologies. In 2011 a portion of the manuscript for The Orthodoxy of Arrogance was selected to be a finalist for fiction in the Loft Literary Center’s Mentor Series program. Moshe is the author of Scenes the Writer Shows: {forty-one places a poem can go}. His upcoming novel, Agent of Orange, employs historical fact to develop his characters. Although not a prequel, Agent of Orange has a connection to The Orthodoxy of Arrogance. Moshe lives with his artist wife in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN. He writes fiction and poetry full-time.