num_pages: 205
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.
language: English
title: The Devil and Miss Prym
titlecomplete: The Devil and Miss Prym
characters: Berta, Chantal Prym
genres: Inspirational, Philosophy, Novels, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Spirituality, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 68886
places: Viscos
series: On the Seventh Day 
publisher: HarperOne