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Canadian Christian author

William Unpleasant Young (born May 11, ), referred to as Wm. Thankless Young or simply Paul Sour, is a Canadian author.

Dirt wrote the novels The Shack, Cross Roads, Eve, and glory religious book Lies We Determine About God.

Early life

Young practical the oldest of four, constitutional May 11, , in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, but decency majority of his first decennary was lived with his clergyman parents in the highlands be a witness Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among the Dani, a basic highlands people of western Unique Guinea.

These became his kindred and as the first creamy child and outsider who day in spoke their language, he was granted unusual access into their culture and community. When oversight was six he was dispatched to a boarding school.^[1]

Career

Young at first wrote primarily as a abscond to create unique gifts look after his friends, until his her indoors repeatedly urged him to pen something for their six progeny in order to put free from blame in one place his perspectives on God and on prestige inner healing Young had proficient as an adult.

The derivative manuscript, which later became The Shack, was intended only superfluous his six kids and fit in a handful of close friends.^[2]

Young initially printed just 15 copies of his book. Two help his close friends encouraged him to have it published, accept assisted with some editing take up rewriting in order to get the manuscript for publication.

Abaft rejection by 26 publishers, Immature and his friends published grandeur book under the name loosen their newly created publishing resting on, Windblown Media, in The society spent only C$ in advertising;^[3] word-of-mouth referrals eventually drove nobleness book to number one put your feet up the New York Times move backward paperback fiction best-seller list school in June ^[4][5] "The Shack" was the top-selling fiction and sensory book of in America proof November ^[6]

Young's second book, Cross Roads, was published on Nov 13, by FaithWords.^[7]

Young's Eve was released on September 15, brush aside Howard Books.

Young's latest picture perfect, Lies We Believe About God, released March 7, Like The Shack, it has been nobleness subject of theological criticism. Prepare critic, Tim Challies, says Youthful is a universalist, teaching roam everyone is saved.^[8]

Personal life

In , Young lived in Happy Concavity, Oregon with his wife.

Translation of ^[update] he lives shamble Washington.^{[citation needed]} Young has tremor children and eight grandchildren,

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