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Language English ISBN 0-15-122578-8 Country Canada Genres Novel, Gay literature | 3.8/5 Goodreads Publication date 1980 Pages 339 pp Originally published 1980 Publisher Harcourt OCLC 57431211 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)
References
Contract with the World Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA