Contract With the World

Contract With the World
Contract With the World  
Author(s) Jane Rule
Country Canada
Language English
Genre(s) Novel, Gay & Lesbian Fiction
Publisher Insomniac Press/Insomniac Library
Publication date 1980
Media type Print Paperback
Pages 343 pp (Insomniac Press Edition, 2005)
ISBN ISBN 1-894663-83-7
OCLC Number 57431211
Preceded by The Young in One Another's Arms (1977)
Followed by Outlander(1981)

Contract With the World is a 1980 novel written by Canadian author Jane Rule. The story takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the mid-1970s, and is divided in six parts, each focusing on the perspective of a different character. Themes of artistic motivation, personal fulfilment, and sexual politics are present throughout.

Characters

The six primary characters to which each a chapter is devoted are: Joseph (walker), Mike (sculptor), Alma (story writer), Roxanne (recording artist), Allen (photographer/"mourner"), and Carlotta (a painter)



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