The Devil and Miss Prym

More of a thriller

A little more thrilling than his other novels, this one is a little darker but still shares the same essence of his writings.

Well written

Explores the deepest foundations of the human spirit.

Impressive, mind blowing! A must read!

The Devil and Miss Prym is written international best selling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho is also author of the world known book, the Alchemist. This book is very analytic and philosophical. Symbolism is a major component. This novel examines the question, "are people bad?" This book develops deeply around the themes of fear, temptation, and good and evil. Set in a small town of the name Visco full of greed and selfishness, a young and desperate woman searching for a meaning is tempted by a man living in pain claiming to have the devil within him. She must take her ordinary life and choose between good and evil, listening to nature and also realizing she is responsible for her actions. Personally I believe that this book is amazing. It explores humans and their capacity to judge. Is there really and evil or is it just miss judgment? What makes a person capable of falling into temptation? What causes a person to be so ambitious and do actions that are not well accepted? Paulo Coelho takes all these questions and in the most simple manner clearly states his interpretations. The book leaves you stunned and like my friend would say, "it blows your mind!!!" This book focuses on a young woman by the name of Chantal Prym. She lives in a small town this is very basic ordinarily, all in all boring. She wants to leave this life and get out of the town to lead a life of excitement. Old Berta is the widow of the town who on her porch daily talks to her dead husband. Every day she awaits the arrival of the Devil as her husband had predicted. A stranger show up to the town intending to stay a week, and is first met by Old Berta. He encounters Miss Prym and listen her how that he as 11 golden bars hidden in the woods. The gold could belong to the mellow mediocre town under one condition that the stranger sets. Chantal discovers what she and her town are cable of in order to get the ticket that could get them out of their misery. Miss Prym discovers the good and evil that is in her everyday life. She must make a decision while the stranger considers what he calls the evil humanity and. This book will keep you hooked form start to end. What is that condition and what does it represent? To what extreme does the town go to? What happens to Old Berta and who's this stranger? What is his painful past about? What has caused him to be the man he has turned into? And most importantly what path does Miss Prym choose? All these questions can be answered through the deep reading of The Devil and Miss Prym.

My first Coelho book

This was an easy book to read. The story of a man haunted by ghosts from his past is looking for proof that people are more evil than good. He has brought with him eleven bars of gold. He traps a young girl into his scheme to see if this small poor village can be made to murder one of it's members to obtain the gold which it needs. The girl, Chantal Prym, needs the gold to leave the village. She goes through a lot of soul searching in order to get the village to consider the bargain. The internal fight that the stranger and the young woman go through is interesting. However, I failed to understand the end of the bargain. It made no sense to me. I hope my book discussion group can enlighten me!

A fantastic read

Paulo Coelho has done it again. One of the good things I like about Coelho is that he keeps his stories simple, but make all of them captivating. The Devil and Miss Prym is no exception. I actually enjoyed reading this more than the Alchemist, which was his most popular book. This book teaches the true value of changing for one's sake. The value of starting over. The value of living a new life.

Read in a day, loved for a lifetime...

Like all of Paulo Coelho's book there is a message that transcends ethnic race and really cuts to the core of humanity. Many fault him for his simplistic writing, but in a world saturated with lengthy words that serve as a placebo to peoples ears and hearts, simplicity is what we need. It reminds me of a time before the written word, where oral traditions were prevalent. It also reminds me of parables that I loved growing up as a child.

AN ACCOMPLISHED TALE

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.

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