American Animals ushers the reader along a gut-wrenching ride of adolescent self-destruction, providing a front-row seat to the inception, planning, and execution of the heist, while offering a rare glimpse into the evolution of a crime-all narrated by one of the perpetrators in a darkly comic, action-packed, true-crime caper. He is also the author of American Animals, a memoir that inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.

The story that unfolds is a gripping adventure of teenage rebellion, from page-turning meetings with black-market art dealers in Amsterdam, to the opulent galleries of Christie's auction house in Rockefeller Center. Eric Borsuk is The IF Project’s Writing Consultant. Disillusioned with freshman year of college, and determined to escape from their mundane Middle-American existences, the three hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars' worth of artwork and rare manuscripts from a university museum. 'One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.' - The Times of LondonĪmerican Animals is a coming-of-age crime memoir centered around three childhood friends: Warren, Spencer, and Eric. It tells the story of an actual heist which took place at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, and Ann Dowd, it follows four college friends who plan a heist of their library. 'They are the young people, the people with the idealism, the passion, the courage to do something interesting with their lives: an act of daring almost artistic in its originality. Eric Borsuk is known for American Animals (2018). American Animals is a 2018 heist film written and directed by Bart Layton. 'A rare book heist that Danny Ocean may have applauded-except for one mistake.' - Vanity Fair 'One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st century annals.' - The Hollywood Reporter

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