书目

The Devil and Miss Prym:A Novel of Temptation

内容简介

Acommunitydevouredbygreed,cowardice,andfear.Amanpersecutedbytheghostsofhispainfulpast.Ayoungwomansearchingforhappiness.Inoneeventfulweek,eachwillfacequestionsoflife,death,andpower,andeachwillchooseapath.Willtheychoosegoodorevil?IntheremotevillageofViscos--avillagetoosmalltobeonanymap,aplacewheretimeseemstostandstill--astrangerarrives,carryingwithhimabackpackcontaininganotebookandelevengoldbars.Hecomessearchingfortheanswertoaquestionthattormentshim:Arehumanbeings,inessence,goodorevil?Inwelcomingthemysteriousforeigner,thewholevillagebecomesanaccomplicetohissophisticatedplot,whichwillforevermarktheirlives.PauloCoelho'sstunningnovelexploresthetimelessstrugglebetweengoodandevil,andbringstooureverydaydilemmasfreshperspective:incentivetomasterthefearthatpreventsusfromfollowingourdreams,frombeingdifferent,fromtrulyliving.TheDevilandMissPrymisastorychargedwithemotion,inwhichtheintegrityofbeinghumanmeetsaterrifyingtest.

作者简介

PauloCoelho,borninRiodeJaneiroin1947,isoneofthebestsellingandmostinfluentialauthorsintheworld.TheAlchemist,ThePilgrimage,TheValkyries,Brida,VeronikaDecidestoDie,ElevenMinutes,TheZahir,TheWitchofPortobello,andTheWinnerStandsAlone,amongothers,havesold115millioncopiesinmorethan160countries.保罗·柯艾略(PauloCoelho),著名作家,1947出生于巴西里约热内卢。从《朝圣》开始,18部作品陆续被翻译成71种语言、655个版本在全球160多个国家和地区出版发行,销售总量超过1亿册,荣获国际大奖无数,被誉为“唯一能够与马尔克斯比肩,拥有最多读者的拉美作家”。柯艾略以博大宽宏的胸怀、清澈如水的文字,将哲学沉思、宗教奇迹、童话寓言熔为一体,感动了上至各国政要、名流巨星,下至平民百姓、贩夫走卒在内的全球数以亿计的读者,甚至目不识丁的人,也对他的文字世界无限神往。2007年,由于其作品的深远影响力,他被任命为联合国和平大使。代表作《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》被誉为“几十年一遇、能够彻底改变一个人一生的书”。《维罗妮卡决定去死》是继《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》后又一部探讨生命意义的激情之作。通过年轻姑娘维罗妮卡因厌倦平凡生活而决定自杀,以及获救之后的一系列经历,从一个独特的视角洞彻人生。文字明净真率,故事精巧波折,内蕴丰富深邃,以强劲的力量激励人们寻找真实的自我,将人生哲理寄于人物命运的多舛与彷徨中……

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