The Candy Butcher's Farewell is a novel by the American writer Lester Goran set in the 1930s and 1940s in a small town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in Atlantic City, New Jersey
 First edition | |
| Author | Lester Goran |
|---|---|
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 278 |
| OCLC | 1148437 |
| Preceded by | Maria Light |
It tells the story of Henry Sneffer Jr., who after his mother dies goes to live with his Uncle Jonas, a slum lord, near Pittsburgh, where he endures his adolescence. Eventually he goes off on a quest for his father which leads him to the burlesque shows of Atlantic City.
References edit
- Demarest, David P. (1976). From These Hills, From These Valleys: Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1123-X.