Contract with the World

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.

Contract With the World
First US edition
AuthorJane Rule
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreGay & Lesbian Fiction
PublisherHarcourt Brace
Publication date
1980
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages339 pp
ISBN0-15-122578-8
OCLC57431211

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)


gollark: ... it does, that's how dreams work.
gollark: You can't be Obama, [ANTIMEMETIC BEES EXPUNGED] *and* Venus.
gollark: That doesn't make much sense. The lasers also created/caused (the impression of) [REDACTED], several cults, [ANTIMEMETIC BEES EXPUNGED], and Venus.
gollark: No, the hologram was a hallucination created by orbital mind control lasers.
gollark: There is no "real Obama". He was always a hologram controlled by the lizard people.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.