Endorsements from trusted voices, awards, and audio teaser clips.
“The title—The Original Human Beings—got me. I had to discover the world Tim White was talking about. Brace yourself: the ride is harrowing, yet hopeful.”
“After a forty-year investment of faith and faithfulness, my longtime friend Tim White uses The Original Human Beings to reveal God's original heart toward humanity and to call us beyond comfort toward compassion.”
“For decades, Tim White has walked alongside humanity at its most broken times. This is a stunning and necessary literary novel—using parable and elements of magical realism to challenge us to rediscover our shared humanity and a love the world cannot resist.”
“Every person is a wonder—a sacred wonder—and every life a storied pilgrimage. In a world marked by hate and indignity, The Original Human Beings reminds us that, at our core, we are all human beings.”
“Drawing on firsthand knowledge of Tegucigalpa's infamous garbage-dump community, Tim White shapes a novel centered on universal human values—life and death, bondage and liberation. At the heart of the story is music that heals and reveals.”
“I have known Tim White for thirty-five years and hold him in the highest esteem. He understands people deeply and leads with humility, compassion, and integrity.”
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