The devil and Miss Brem

Author: Paulo Coelho Translation: Jawad Saidaoui, Bassam Hajar, Rouhi Taama Number of pages: 188 Publisher: Al-Matbouaat Publishing and Distribution Company A stranger settled among the people of "Baskous" village, which is characterized by its residents' straightness and kindness, and by a legacy of hybrid, old superstitions. Accompanied by the stranger are a devil, gold bars, and a desire to test human nature: does man tend toward good, or does he, instinctively, tend toward evil? And can good and evil, by nature, be pure?