The Devil and Miss Prym

Paulo Coelho is one of my favourite authors. He never seizes to amaze me with his thoughts and ideas. So for today’s Friday Book Review, we will be having...

‘People want to change everything and, at the same time,
want it all to remain the same.’

The Summary

In a quest to find if man is naturally good or evil, one man went in the remote town of Viscos and brought with him an evil proposal – 11 Bars of Gold in exchange for another person’s life (murder). 

He buried the 11 bars in a forest and on the way back, he met Chantal Prym, who longed to escape the quiet and slow-paced town of Viscos. He showed her the treasure and told her his proposal.

Chantal Prym then decided to tell her co-villagers for she knows that they all will refuse.

But things were completely the opposite of what Miss Prym thought – the villagers decided to kill someone in exchange for the gold bars.

The Verdict

The Devil and Miss Prym is relatively a short book so you can finish it in no time. But you will pause once in a while for it has this lessons or thoughts that will keep you thinking if man is really good by nature or is just good for their own intention.