431 pages

English language

Published Dec. 7, 2014

ISBN:
978-1-62899-096-6
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OCLC Number:
871200261

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"Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past"--

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Review of 'The painter' on 'Goodreads'

Alternating discussion of art, natural beauty and fly fishing with very tense violent episodes this novel certainly holds one's attention. The protagonist is a large somewhat unstable alcoholic with an explosive temper and, consequently, we are not sure what to expect. I had to put it down a few times so as not to disturb my wa.

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Subjects

  • Abstract expressionism
  • Artists
  • Large type books
  • Ex-convicts
  • Life change events
  • Fiction