The Devil and Miss Prym

A Novel of Temptation

De: Paulo Coelho

Narrado por: Linda Emond

A community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear. A man persecuted by his painful past. A woman searching for happiness. In one eventful week, each of them will face questions of life, death, and power, and each will choose their own path. Will they choose good or evil?

The remote village of Viscos is the setting for this extraordinary struggle. A stranger arrives, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and 11 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.

Paulo Coelho's stunning novel explores the timeless struggle between good and evil and its relevance to our everyday dilemmas: to dare to follow our dreams, to have the courage to be different, and to master the fear that prevents us from truly living.

©2006 Paulo Caelho (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Philosophical questions are posed by Coehlo in the same mesmerizing, lyrical style he employed in The Alchemist." (Booklist)

A battle between goog and evil

Well read. However, it would have been better to have a male narrator as well. This book captures the timeless battle between good and evil. The author uses his right once more to delve into the mystic to illustrate his point. Enjoyable listen

A wonderful story

I love this author. He is always mysterious and insightful. He writes the kinds of stories that reverberate through my life for years after I read them.

Excellence

Unadulterated excellence! From start to finish, worth listening to more than once! Perfect reading ... Recommend

A story from the collective consciousness of man.

the Battle of Good and Evil. what happens when a man comes into town offering every person's hearts desire if they do the one thing that their soul could be destroyed for......

pretty good book

this was a decent book. people can be tempted to do anything but they still have to choose to give on 😉

Struggle of good & evil

This is the story of The Classic struggle of good and evil and which will prevail in the long run.

Classic.

I enjoy this author and have read many of his books but I must admit that after listening to this book, I realized that the book was written to be read out loud. I found it very enjoyable and was disappointed that audible only carried one other book--"the alchemist"--by this author. I loved it!

Fun and thought provoking.

A typical Paulo Coelho lesson wrapped in a good story. Fast moving and entertaining.

Great book - could not put it down

This is the second book I have read from this author, the alchemist being the first. I was not disappointed! Love the life lessons embedded in his stories! So much wisdom about life and human nature.

Great read

This book is definitely worth the four hours I spent on it. Great philosophical debate. I normally don't but this book is so much more