Few Fascinating Facts About Wm. Paul Young

Given the fact that Christianity is the largest and most influential religion in the world with over 2 billion followers, it is no surprise there are many Christian fiction writers. And even though many perceive Christian fiction as unvaried and dull, it is in fact very colourful. It contains different genres, such as: romance, history, contemporary, mystery and suspense. And it has some of the best selling novels (many of them turned into movies) and world-known and popular authors. From C. S. Lewis and Dee Henderson to Francine Rivers, Christian authors have greatly influenced the lives of many.

Among some of the most influential Christian authors, only one has achieved accidental popularity – William Paul Young. Overnight Paul Young became popular for his writing intended as a Christmas present for his family and friends. At friends’ urging he published his writing under the name The Shack and gained world-wide publicity. Want to learn more about Paul Young? Continue reading.

• Wm. Paul Young was born in Canada, but lived the first 6 years of his life with stone age tribe, the Dani, in the Netherlands New Guinea;

• Young’s parents were Christian missionaries;

• Paul was sexually abused by some tribal members;

• He had a three-month affair with his wife’s best friend;

• Book The Shackwas intended for Young’s six children about the difficulties in his life and the ways he coped with each;

• Originally, Book The Shack was printed in 15 copies only;

• The Shackis a self-published book;

• 26 publishers rejected the book The Shack;

• The advertisement cost of the book The Shackcost only $300.00;

• Over 15 million copies of The Shackhad been sold;

• The Shack was The New York Times Best Seller for almost 2 years;

• Book The Shackis an inspiring story about a father losing his daughter and finding God;

• Although labeled as Christian fiction, many Christian readers disagreed with Young’s portrayal of God in his best selling book The Shack;

• There is a movie adaptation of the book The Shack in the works. It will be directed by Forest Whitaker who will also star in the movie;

• In 2012, Young published his second book Cross Roads which was written in 11 days.