The Candy Butcher's Farewell

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

The Candy Butcher's Farewell
First edition
AuthorLester Goran
Country USA
LanguageEnglish
PublisherMcGraw-Hill
Publication date
1964
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages278
OCLC1148437
Preceded byMaria 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

  • 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.
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