In Peter Heller's New Novel, an Artist Flees Santa Fe for a Secluded Life

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 15, 2014

Peter Heller discusses his latest novel, The Painter, about a painter who abandons the Santa Fe art scene of to start fresh in rural Colorado. Now he spends his days painting and fly-fishing, trying to find a way to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him.

 

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