The Guys
by Anne Nelson

The Guys Book Cover
The Guys Cover

Highlights

American

Synopsis

First performed in a hit off-off-Broadway production, and soon to be a film starring Sigourney Weaver and Anthony LaPaglia, The Guys is a timeless drama about the surprising truths people can discover in ordinary lives, and the connections we make with others and ourselves in times of tragedy.

Paralyzed by grief and unable to put his thoughts into words, Nick, a fire captain, seeks out the help of a writer to compose eulogies for the colleagues and friends he lost in the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001.

As Joan, an editor by trade, draws Nick out about “the guys,” powerful profiles emerge, revealing vivid personalities and the substance and meaning that lie beneath the surface of seemingly unremarkable people.

As the individual talents and enthusiasms of the people within the small firehouse community are realized, we come to understand the uniqueness and value of what each person has to contribute.

And Nick and Joan, two people who under normal circumstances never would have met, jump the well-defined tracks of their own lives, and so learn about themselves, about life, and about the healing power of human connection, through talking about the guys.

Publication

Publisher
Random House
Year Published
2002
ISBN 10
0812967291
ISBN 13
9780812967296
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st
Print Length
128 pages
Place Published
New York
Language
English
LCCN
2002021311
LCC
PS3614.E445 G89 2002
DCC
812/.54
eISBN 13
9780307485755
Print
The Guys is a American play written by and published by Random House in New York, 2002. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780812967296 and an ISBN-10 of 0812967291.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9780307485755.

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