The Coelho, Paulo. creator text London HarperCollins 2003 monographic x, 201 p. ; 19 cm. 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. Paulo Coelho ; translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Nick Caistor. Originally published: 2001. Translated from the Portuguese. Good and evil -- Fiction 9780007132867