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A Contract with God
Graphic novel by Will Eisner
A Contract with God
A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories, often referred to simply as A Contract with God, is a graphic novel written and illustrated by American cartoonist Will Eisner and published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves around poverty-stricken Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City. Eisner produced two sequels set in the same tenement: A Life Force in 1988, and Dropsie Avenue in 1995. The term "graphic novel" originated in 1964, but A Contract with God is credited with initiating its widespread use. Four stand-alone stories make up the book: in "A Contract with God", a religious man gives up his faith after the death of his young adopted daughter; in "The Street Singer, a has-been diva tries to seduce a poor, young street singer, who tries to take advantage of her in turn; an antisemitic tenement manager commits suicide after accusations of pedophilia in "The Super"; and "Cookalein" intertwines the stories of several characters vacationing in the Catskill...
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