The Devil and Miss Prym

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The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
philosophical novel
author Paulo Coelho
centralConflict a moral dilemma involving murder for gold
containsCharacter Berta
the Hotel Landlady
the Mayor
the Priest
countryOfOrigin Brazil
followedBy The Zahir
genre novel of ideas
philosophical fiction
hasTranslation English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
many other languages
languageOfWork Portuguese
literaryMovement contemporary literature
mainCharacter Chantal Prym
the Stranger
motif angel and devil within humans
deal with the devil
gold bars
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor allegorical style
exploration of moral relativism
originalLanguage Portuguese
pageCount approximately 200
partOfSeries And on the Seventh Day trilogy
placeOfFirstPublication Brazil
precededBy Veronika Decides to Die
protagonistOccupation barmaid
publicationYear 2000
publisher Editora Rocco
HarperCollins
setting a small isolated village
structure linear narrative
targetAudience adult readers
theme collective responsibility
ethics
fear and courage
good and evil
human nature
moral choice
temptation
writtenBy Paulo Coelho

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Eleven Minutes follows The Devil and Miss Prym
Paulo Coelho notableWork The Devil and Miss Prym