The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation

Paulo Coelho

Mar 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

From bestselling author and international sensation Paulo Coelho, a novel set in a small village about a young, poor barmaid whose wager with the devil leads to a spiritual transformation.

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, 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.

Ratings and reviews

At first you dont feel like it, but when you reach the middle part. You wont stop reading until the end of it. Very good story. The first time i read paulo Coelho's series of books. Iam in love.

It seems Paulo Coelho is describing each one of us with his characters in this book. The good, the bad, how far would we go for material things?

Book by Paulo Coelho. Is just like all of Paulo Coelho's books, excellent, exciting, a page turner that keeps a person wondering, guessing and asking yourself, what if that was me? Fiction based on facts about the word of God, as well as life itself, Re-mark-a-ble!!!!!!!

About the author

One of the most influential writers of our time, Paulo Coelho is the author of thirty international bestsellers, including The Alchemist, Warrior of the Light, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, and Eleven Minutes. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Paulo is the recipient of 115 international prizes and awards, among them, the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor). Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter, and journalist. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain). The Road to Santiago was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote The Pilgrimage, an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his literary career. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.