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A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives. A novel of temptation by the internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paulo Coelho
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Released
- 2005
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Spirituality, Murders, Supernatural Beings, Secrets, Magical Realism, Demons, Angels, Spiritual Development, Villages, Morality, Evil, Gold, Good and Evil, Good, Brazilian Literature, Temptation
- First published
- 2000
- Original title
- O Demônio e a Srta. Prym
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
- Description
- A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives. A novel of temptation by the internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.