The Devil and Miss Prym

The Devil and Miss Prym

by Paulo Coelho

205 pages· 2006· ISBN 9780060527990

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A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven 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.

A novel of temptation by the internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.

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  1. 1

    How does the remote and stagnant setting of Viscos influence the inhabitants' vulnerability to temptation, and in what ways can a perceived lack of opportunity corrupt a community?

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    If a stranger arrived in your own community offering an immense fortune under morally ambiguous terms, do you think people would react more like the citizens of Viscos or resist the temptation?

  3. 3

    The stranger is driven by a deep personal torment regarding the fundamental nature of humanity; do you believe people are born inherently good, inherently evil, or entirely neutral?

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