| The Candy Butcher's Farewell | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Lester Goran |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 278 |
| OCLC Number | 1148437 |
| Preceded by | Maria Light |
| Followed by | The Stranger in the Snow |
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
It tells the story of Henry Sneffer Jr., who after his mother dies goes to lives 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.