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
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deal with the devil ⓘ gold bars ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical style
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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
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HarperCollins ⓘ |
| setting | a small isolated village ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
collective responsibility
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ethics ⓘ fear and courage ⓘ good and evil ⓘ human nature ⓘ moral choice ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Paulo Coelho ⓘ |
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