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Contract with the World

  • 1980 first published
  • 339 pages
  • 11 editions

Jane Rule's Contract with the World (1980) is a gay fiction and sapphic fiction novel. The story is set in Vancouver, B.C.. It deals with art dealers, artists, gays and women authors.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 339 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Vancouver, B.C.

Subjects

  • Art dealers
  • Artists
  • Canadian fiction
  • Gays
  • Women authors
  • Lesbians
  • Political
  • Gay men
  • Vancouver, B.c.
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Artists and community

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Contract with the World?

Contract with the World was written by Jane Rule and first published in 1980.

What genre is Contract with the World?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Contract with the World?

The median edition has 339 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Contract with the World?

Readers who like it often enjoy Tales of the City, More Tales of the City and The Red Scrolls of Magic.

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