ADVERTISEMENT In 1999, DreamWorks animators visited Perry, a donkey in Palo Alto, California for inspiration.
“We are heartbroken to share that our beloved Barron Park donkey, Perry, passed away yesterday at the age of 30,” wrote representatives from The Barron Park Donkey Project.
New releases are coming from multiple Nobel Prize winners, finales are coming for beloved fantasy franchises, and there are follow-up books from newly discovered talent.
Originally intended to be published after his death, the “needs of our times” have pushed him to release it now.
She follows up her first book with ‘Love in Exile’, another non-fiction work, this time focused on Faye’s experience of pursuing love.
Perry, a donkey in Palo Alto, California, served as an inspiration for DreamWorks animators in 1999. They were preparing an animated film about a sidekick that was a donkey and an ogre. You might be familiar with it.
The small donkey whose physical attributes served as the model for Eddie Murphy’s character in the Shrek movies, the first of which was released in 2001 to enormous critical acclaim, was, in fact, Perry. It even took home the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
One of Perry’s handlers, Jenny Kiratli, told PEOPLE that “Many of Donkey’s classic head tilts, eye rolls, and bouncy trots were straight from Perry.”. “”.
“He was very gregarious,” Kiratli said. He was frequently visited by a large number of kids. He is the Shrek donkey, but they are unaware of it. They simply know that he is a small, cuddly creature that they enjoy petting. “.”.
Pet no more, unfortunately, as Perry was put down due to complications from a number of illnesses, including a painful hoof disease called laminitis.
Representatives from The Barron Park Donkey Project wrote, “We are devastated to announce that our beloved Barron Park donkey, Perry, passed away yesterday at the age of 30.”.
Perry was cared for for 27 years by the Palo Alto, California, volunteer-run organization.
His passing will undoubtedly affect a lot of people because he was a cherished member of our community. Plans for Memorial Day will be revealed shortly. “.”.
Typically, donkeys live from 25 to 40 years of age.
Hopefully, Perry will not be forgotten during the Oscars’ In Memoriam segment in March.
With Sally Rooney’s “Intermezzo,” award-winning works by Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey, and Richard Flanagan’s multifaceted talent acknowledged with his non-fiction work “Question 7,” we’ve rounded up a fantastic year for books.
As we move on to 2025, bookworms have a lot to be excited about. Multiple Nobel Prize winners are releasing new works, well-known fantasy franchises are reaching their conclusion, and up-and-coming authors are releasing follow-up books.
According to their release dates, these are the most anticipated books in Euronews Culture for 2025.
Pope Francis’s autobiography, Hope.
It is the first time in history to kick off the list. “Hope” is the first autobiography written by a Pope. In his memoir, Pope Francis—who took the throne of the Holy See in 2013—shares personal tales as well as his thoughts on the most difficult problems facing our time. He had originally planned for it to be published after his passing, but the “needs of our times” have forced him to do so now.
The publication of “Hope: The Autobiography” is scheduled for January 14.
Yarros, Rebecca, on Onyx Storm.
The likelihood that GRR Martin will eventually publish the next Game of Thrones book, “The Winds of Winter,” is dwindling for fans of fantasy television shows. Rather, the news that Rebecca Yarros will soon publish the third installment of her Empyrean series will excite them. Starting with the unexpected BookTok hit “Fourth Wing” in 2023, followed by “Iron Flame” the previous year, and now this swift follow-up third entry, Yarros’ seductive dragon story began.
Onyx Storm is scheduled for release on January 21.
Shon Faye’s: Love in Exile.
Because it made a strong case for why trans liberation would be advantageous for society as a whole, British journalist Shon Faye’s 2021 nonfiction book “The Transgender Issue” became a bestseller. Her second non-fiction book, “Love in Exile,” is a follow-up to her first book and focuses on Faye’s experience of seeking love.
On February 6, “Love in Exile” will be made available.
Han Kang once said, “We Do Not Part.”.
Han Kang, a writer from South Korea, became the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature last year. The English translation of her 2021 book “We Do Not Part,” which was translated from Korean by Emily Yae Won and Paige Aniyah Morris, comes after her historic victory. In 2023, it was awarded the Prix Médicis Étranger for its French translation, which addresses the horrific memories of the 1948 Jeju Uprising massacre.
The release date for “We Do Not Part” is February 6.
Eimear McBride, “The City Changes its Face.”.
Eimear McBride is an Irish novelist best known for her 2013 stream-of-consciousness debut, “A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing.” However, her upcoming book, “The City Changes its Face,” will concentrate on the main characters of her lyrical follow-up, “The Lesser Bohemians.”. Ellie, 18, and Stephen, 39, fall in love in the first, which takes place in London in the 1990s. McBride will now consider how the relationship altered the two of them.
The movie “The City Changes its Face” will be available on February 13.
McQueen, Steve, Resistance.
Steve McQueen, an Oscar-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize-winning artist, turns his multi-talented hand to books with “Resistance,” a critique of protesting in Britain over the past century. The book will go with a Turner Contemporary exhibition of these historic photographs, which span the century from the radical suffrage movement in 1903 to the protests against the Iraq War in 2003.
The release date of “Resistance” is February 13.
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, Dream Count.
With “Dream Count,” author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie of “We Should All Be Feminists” is set to publish her first fiction book in more than ten years. Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer residing in America, is at the center of the book, which consists of four female stories. Through these, Adichie elaborates on the challenges of seeking love and the decisions we make in life.
On March 4th, “Dream Count” will be released.
Torrey Peters’ “Stag Dance.”.
Because of its sharply humorous story about love triangles, transitioning, and raising children, Torrey Peters’ debut book “Detransition, Baby” was one of 2021’s highlights. After receiving a nomination for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Peters experienced transphobic abuse. Three short stories and a novel about gender-questioning lumberjacks, covert Quaker romances, and Las Vegas benders make up her latest body of work.
The release date of “Stag Dance” is March 11.
Ocean Vuong, the Emperor of Joyousness.
Ocean Vuong stunned reviewers in 2019 with his debut novel, “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” after a few years of establishing himself as a remarkable new poetic voice. The uncommon bond that develops when an elderly widow saves a teenage boy from suicide is the subject of the Vietnamese American author’s second book. Expect “The Emperor of Gladness,” which comes out later this year, to do the same to his first book, which left few readers feeling dry-eyed by the end.
The release date of “The Emperor of Gladness” is set for May 15.
“The Possession” by Annie Ernaux.
Once the 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang has finished reading the most recent translation, you can move on to the most recent English translation of Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel Prize winner. The French author is renowned for her sharp analysis of memory, which she combines with sincere philosophical writing. Ernaux’s succinct but incisive commentary on jealousy over past lovers was finally translated into English with the release of “The Possession” in 2002 under the title “L’Occupation.”.
The release date of “The Possession” is May 22.
It’s Men in Love by Irvine Welsh.
Not many people thought that the classic Trainspotting movie from the 1990s would ever get a sequel until Danny Boyle brought the original cast back together for his 2017 movie T2 Trainspotting. Irvine Welsh, the author of the book, is now in a position to revisit his group of endearing junkie outlaws. Welsh’s “Men in Love” takes place right after the events of the first book, but his novel “Porno” addresses what happened to his group of skagheads ten years after “Trainspotting,” as in the Boyle sequel. At this point, Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie want to move past their heroin use and concentrate on romance.
The movie “Men in Love” will be available on July 2.
RF Kuang’s Katabasis.
With “Yellowface,” a literary phenomenon of 2023, RF Kuang returns to the more fantastical style she established with her earlier novels “Babel” and “The Poppy War.”. With its depiction of two Cambridge University rivals traveling to hell to save their supervisor, “Katabasis,” which is Greek for “a descent into the underworld,” is a blatant example of Kuang’s BookTok-friendly dark academia fashion.
The release date of “Katabasis” is August 28.
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