fictional village of Viscos
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The fictional village of Viscos is a small, isolated mountain community in Paulo Coelho’s novel "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept" (and more prominently in "The Devil and Miss Prym"), serving as the setting for moral and spiritual dilemmas among its inhabitants.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viscos | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional village
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literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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The Devil and Miss Prym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
economically depressed
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isolated ⓘ mountain village ⓘ spiritually stagnant ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Paulo Coelho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
dependent on local trades
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dependent on tourism (limited) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
philosophical fiction
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spiritual novel ⓘ |
| governedBy | village council (in-story) ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
church
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local inn ⓘ nearby river ⓘ surrounding forest ⓘ village square ⓘ |
| inhabitant |
Berta
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Miss Prym NERFINISHED ⓘ the Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French mountains
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Pyrenees region (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
microcosm of human nature
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testing ground for good and evil ⓘ |
| partOf | Paulo Coelho fictional universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationSize | small ⓘ |
| primaryThemeRole |
setting for moral dilemmas
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setting for spiritual dilemmas ⓘ |
| prominentAppearance | The Devil and Miss Prym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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The Devil and Miss Prym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collective conscience
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conflict between good and evil ⓘ fear of change ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary to publication era ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorFor |
exploring community complicity
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exploring ethics of sacrifice ⓘ exploring nature of evil ⓘ exploring power of choice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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