The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation (P.S.) by Paulo Coelho (Epub)

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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.

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Review “Only someone Jesuit-trained could bring to Scripture the kind of coolly passionate imagination on display in Coelho’s latest novel.” About the Author Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Renowned for his best-loved work, The Alchemist, he has sold more than forty-seven million books worldwide and has been translated into fifty-six languages. The recipient of numerous prestigious international awards, among them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and France’s Légion d’Honneur, Paulo Coelho has inspired millions worldwide. Paulo Coelho was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2002, and he writes a weekly column syndicated throughout the world. Visit his website at www.PauloCoelho.com.Nick Caistor is a translator, journalist, and author of non-fiction books. He has translated some forty books from Spanish and Portuguese. These include works by Paulo Coelho, Eduardo Mendoza, Juan Marsé, and Manuel Vázquez Montalban. He has twice been awarded the Valle-Inclán prize for translation. He has also published a Critical Life of the Mexican poet Octavio Paz and a cultural history of Mexico City. He is currently writing a study of the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and translating several of the new generation of Argentinian writers. As a journalist, he has presented and produced many programs on Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and contributes regularly to the Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian. Nick lives in Norwich with his wife Amanda Hopkinson and their cat.Linda Emond’s credits include The Sopranos, all four Law & Orders, and American Experience: John & Abigail Adams. On Broadway: 1776 and Life x 3 (Tony(R) nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway appearances include Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul (Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award). –This text refers to the audioCD edition. From Publishers Weekly New to the U.S. but first published in Europe in 1992, Coelho’s latest (following the bestselling The Zahir) is an old school parable of good and evil. When a stranger enters the isolated mountain town of Viscos with the devil literally by his side, the widow Berta knows (because her deceased husband, with whom she communicates daily, tells her) that a battle for the town’s souls has begun. The stranger, a former arms dealer, calls himself Carlos and proposes a wager to the town: if someone turns up murdered within a week, he’ll give the town enough gold to make everyone wealthy. Carlos ensures people believe him by choosing the town bartender, the orphan Chantal Prym, as his instrument: he shows her where the gold is, confides that his wife and children have been executed by kidnapper terrorists (remember: 1992), and that he is hoping his belief that people are basically evil will be vindicated. Chantal would like nothing better than to disappear with the gold herself and thus faces her own dilemmas. Add in corrupt townspeople (including a priest), sometimes biting social commentary and, distastefully, a very heavily stereotyped recurring town legend about an Arab named Ahab, and you’ve got quite a little Garden of Eden potboiler. But the unsatisfying ending lets everyone off the hook and leaves questions hanging like ripe apples. (July 3) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Internationally acclaimed author and contemporary fabulist Coelho concludes his excellent And on the Seventh Day trilogy with another provocative morality tale centered on a “week in the life of ordinary people, all of whom find themselves suddenly confronted by love, death, and power.” As in By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1996) and Veronika Decides to Die (2001), the characters who populate the author’s fictional village, a moribund community struggling to maintain its ever-elusive spiritual identity, are immediately thrust into the center of the timeless conflict between right and wrong when a stranger bearing 11 bars of gold and accompanied by the devil arrives in Viscos prepared to challenge the citizens of the town with an intriguing moral dilemma. Will the townsfolk succumb to temptation, confirming that man is inherently evil; or will goodness triumph over evil, proving that every human being has the capacity to make his own choices and decide his or her own destiny? These and other philosophical questions are posed by Coehlo in the same mesmerizing, lyrical style he employed in The Alchemist (1993). A natural choice for book clubs and discussion groups. Margaret FlanaganCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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⭐ The Devil and Miss Prym is one of myMost favorite books of all time. I first read it in Spanish and now got it in English to read it again. It is such a smart tale of wits. Paolo Coelho is a brilliant author! His tales keep you interested and always have some sort of life lesson to be learned from them. His books have changed my life, they are amazing and transport you to another world.Give it a read you won’t regret it.

⭐ It showed you that human is capable of good or evil dependent of their situation

⭐ This book was just like Mr. Coelho other great books. It is written wonderfully. The story is exciting and keeps you on the edge wanting more with little nuggets of wisdom scattered throughout. This is a good read and I would definitely recommend reading this book.

⭐ This is about what you do when you’re in a difficult moral situation and are literally offered a deal with the Devil. I can’t say much more without giving away the entire story. What I will say is that there’s magic in this book… in the story and in the way that Coelho creates this world. It’s a story of right and wrong when the line between them is blurred and the way you discern the difference.

⭐ At first, I was scared when this was talking about the darker side of people – as we all know that there is a dark side to every human on this planet – but I kept with it, and by the end, I felt somewhat of a resurrection within myself that calmed me and made me smile because – as Mr. Coelho always does – he shows us – the reader that we do not have to accept this side as the end all and be all of our existence in the world – even when dark things and dark opportunities come along.

⭐ The Devil and Miss Prym is a modern day fable regarding the inherent good or evil in humanity. In this tale, the devil comes to Georgia looking for a soul to steal… wait, that wasn’t it. The devil comes to the town of Viscos with a proposition for the townsfolk. Eleven gold bars are buried in the woods and the people of Viscos are welcome to the fortune, which is sure to turn the tide for the town setting them on a trajectory to prosperity. However, the only way to obtain the fortune is to break one of the Ten Commandments: Thou Shalt Not Kill. If the people of the town kill one of their own, the devil will know that people are inherently evil. If they do not act, there just may be goodness in humanity after all.The premise of the story started out interesting, but the good v. evil bickering grew old and the prose became tired and predictable. My recommendation is to skip the book and take the gold. No moral dilemma with that recommendation at all.

⭐ Incredible. Paulo Coelho never ceases to amaze me with is storytelling.

⭐ This book was interesting. I did not find myself bored with it. If I remember correctly I read this within a matter of days.

⭐ Great read by Paulo Coelho whose best book is actually the world renown book the Alchemist however I have enjoyed all his books including this one!

⭐ This book, The Devil and Miss Prym, a Novel of Temptation, was fascinating, for an elderly women saw a stranger come into town, with the devil by his side. He challenges Miss Prym, and asks her to pose a question to the whole community. She resists, but finally agrees. What happens is a wonderful story. I challenge you to read this book, and think about what you would do.

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