Contract with the World

1980 novel by Jane Rule

Contract With the World

First US edition

Author| Jane Rule
Language| English
Genre| Gay & Lesbian Fiction
Publisher| Harcourt Brace

Publication date

| 1980
Publication place| Canada
Media type| Print Paperback
Pages| 339 pp
ISBN| 0-15-122578-8
OCLC| 57431211

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

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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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