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Devil And Miss Prym (Hardcover)

by Paulo Coelho (Author)

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (Jun 22 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060527994
ISBN-13: 978-0060527990
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 318 g

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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The Devil and Miss Prym is the conclusion to the trilogy And on the Seventh Day which began with By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept and the hugely popular Veronika Decides to Die. Each of the three books focuses on a week in the life of ordinary people faced with a major life-changing force; be it love, death or power, it is Coelho's firm belief that "the profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame".

The Devil and Miss Prym sees a stranger arriving in the remote mountain village of Viscos carrying with him a notebook and 11 bars of gold. The first person to strike up conversation with the stranger is the inappropriately named Miss Prym, the hotel barmaid. Unbeknownst to her, Chantal Prym is exactly the subject the man had been hoping to find. The stranger puts a proposition to Chantal and with it gives her the power to prove or disprove a supposition that has tormented him for years--"Given the right set of circumstances every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil". Should Chantal prove him right, all her dreams of escape to a new life would come true, but proving the stranger right would mean casting aside her deeply ingrained beliefs about right and wrong. So ensues a moral dilemma and a spiritual struggle between good and evil that will impact on everyone in the village.

This slim novel has the timeless quality of a parable. The sophisticated plot blends seamlessly with Coelho's uncomplicated language. As "the story of one man is the story of all men" so the reader is invited to think carefully about the struggle that is taking place within their own soul, to consider whether they would have the courage to stand out from the crowd. This is a truly accomplished novel from the pen of a philosopher and a master storyteller. --Sarah Crawford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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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)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, Nov 15 2008

By	SH (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Devil And Miss Prym: A Novel Of Temptation (Paperback)

The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho was an okay novel, nothing worth reading though. There is a question that is seen throughout the novel: are people evil? The novel revolves around Chantal Prym, trying to make a difficult choice while facing temptation. This is Paulo Coelho's last novel that I will read; I liked The Alchemist the best, then Eleven Minutes, the rest of them were not worth reading, such as The Fifth Mountain, The Zahir, and The Devil and Miss Prym.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fast light read, Nov 25 2007

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This review is from: The Devil And Miss Prym: A Novel Of Temptation (Paperback)

interesting book about human nature. I read this after a very emotionaly heavy book , so this seemed pretty light in comparison. worth buying used or on discount.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY - TERRIFIC READING, Jul 24 2006

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Devil And Miss Prym Unabridged Cd (Audio CD)

The struggle between good and evil is a topic that has occupied the minds of men throughout the ages. Poems, stories, and novels have been written with this contest as its theme, yet few I wager have been penned as compellingly as today's tale by Paulo Coelho.
This author who has won a number of prestigious awards, confines his narrative to a one week period and follows what he has been quoted as believing - that one man's life is every man's.
A stranger arrives in the secluded mountain village of Viscos. This is the place that Chantal Prym would give anything to escape, and she is one of the first to speak with the newcomer. He is carrying 11 gold bars and a notebook. He explains that he is seeking help in answering an important question - are people basically good or are they evil?
It is the stranger's belief that under certain circumstances every human being would, indeed, do something evil. Were Chantal to prove this to be true she could escape the confines of Viscos and begin a new life. However, committing such an act would be against all she believes to be right and true.
What will her choice be and how does this challenge affect the other villagers?
Tony nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Linda Emond gives a breathtaking voice performance as Coelho's thought provoking story is revealed. Few who hear it will soon forget it.
- Gail Cooke

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