In the Company of Men (Signed First Edition)

Neil LaBute

ISBN 10: 0571199313 / ISBN 13: 9780571199310

Published by Faber and Faber, Boston and London, 1997

About this Item

First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Published simultaneously with the release 1997 film starring Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, and Stacy Edwards. Neil LaBute's directorial debut, based on his own stage play, a pitch-black satire about two middle management drones who decide to manipulate an insecure co-worker. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers, slightly bumped at the crown, with a light crease on the bottom edge of the front wrapper. Seller Inventory # 161178

Bibliographic Details

Title: In the Company of Men (Signed First Edition)

Publisher: Faber and Faber, Boston and London

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

In the company of men is a black comedy about a psychological love triangle set within 1990s corporate culture. The story of two white-collar managers, Chad and Howard, who maliciously plot to jointly romance the lonely, deaf, beautiful office temp Christine before simultaneously dumping her, is cool and compelling in its depiction of the worst sorts of emotional abuse. What begins as a cat-and-mouse game of one-upmanship quickly escalates into full-scale psychological warfare. Only too late does this 'frat boy' prank reveal itself as deadly serious, with a struggle between the two men at the heart of the battle. The woman is only a means to an end, a pawn easily captured and tossed aside in a dark, wicked duel for corporate ascension.

About the Author:

Neil LaBute received his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the Royal Court Theatre, London. He also attended the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab and is the Playwright-in- Residence with MCC Theatre in New York City.LaBute's plays include: bash: latter-day plays, The Shape of Things, The Mercy Seat, The Distance From Here, Autobahn, Fat Pig (Olivier Award nominated for Best Comedy), Some Girl(s), This Is How It Goes, Wrecks, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times, In a Dark Dark House, Reasons to Be Pretty (Tony Award nominated for Best Play) and The Break of Noon. In the spring of 2011 his play In a Forest, Dark and Deep premiered in London's West End. LaBute is also the author of Seconds of Pleasure, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic.His films include In the Company of Men (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), Your Friends and Neighbors, Nurse Betty, Possession, The Shape of Things, a film adaptation of his play of the same title, The Wicker Man, Lakeview Terrace and Death at a Funeral.