The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up
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The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up is a satirical novel released in 2012 by American author Jacob M. Appel. It received the 2013 International Rubery Book Award as well as the 2012 Dundee International Book Prize, a prestigious and financially significant honor in the UK for unpublished first novels. Appel initiated the writing process soon after the events of September 11, intending to offer a critique of the political climate that followed. Although the manuscript was completed within three years, it remained unpublished for an additional eight years due to reluctance from American publishers concerning its political themes.[1]
Published by Cargo Publishing in 2012, the story centers on Arnold Brinkman, a botanist in middle age who refuses to rise during the playing of "God Bless America" at a baseball game commemorating fallen soldiers. When stadium cameras focus on him, Arnold responds by sticking out his tongue defiantly, an action that sets off a chain of significant repercussions.[2]
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