Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the cease of the Second World War people commenced to deem that the world’s main values are understandable and justifiable . Both world politics and social relations were counting on the ideas of development, beneficial innovations , trust in the logical , understanding , hi-tech progress , and the ability to ground any activity from a logical viewpoint . Notwithstanding , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world began to degrade and currently , 40 years later , we live in a transformed type of reality .
We effortlessly spot those advancements which are given us by new technology, but we seldom comprehend the fact that there are certain concepts which the author has put behind those inventions . The essence of the upcoming adjustment was first spotted by those people, who more often than not lived ahead of their time – philosophers and authors. Among the numerous authors whose books have served for amusement , there have been several of them who have given the planet a new picture of the future . They have better than others other authors shaped and formulated authentic suggestions and have in the end created formed a fresh intelligent and perceptual analysis of the future. They have noted challenges in the mundane of our lives and have unveiled a set of problems, which were going on without being noted . They have aided us to become aware of the new challenges , and have given us new hope .
These were the authors who have determined the thoughts of the entire generation, which has observed the period of dramatic change; change, which was perceived as anarchy at the beginning of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most vital problems of the previous century; those issues , which the people , having lived through the world wars and unseen number of deaths, was afraid to face . In the end they were voicing the main dilemma “What will our future look like?”
In this paper we will specify some of the most well known writers of the last century. They have all significantly influenced literature of their time, have revealed trends and difficulties which were normal to their people and the times they existed in, and have made the readers think about the running set of moral, having them understand that it is far from being genuine. One of the most interesting angle of their writing is that in often they have awake the audience attention in books and written works. from this angle one of the most interesting success writings is that of a brilliant writer Lewis Carroll .
The success of Joan Rowling can be named phenomenal as she has found herself to be the first author in the world to make $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is currently spending a huge part of her earnings on charity, battling poverty and diseases. The idea of the book was invented while she was on the train from Manchester to London. When the publisher has first agreed to bring out her book, she has given her 1500 pounds together with a kind piece of advice — to find a stable job. He was doubtful of the fact that the young author would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has showed the opposite - having created a number of unparalleled fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading books.
This paper is not able to enumerate and more or less precisely list all authors who have given their gift to the today’s literature. They have been working and putting ideas exactly into the thoughts of the millions, and therefore were influencing the future. therefore, as we can see, these writers were not writing for relaxation only, but they were also playing a significant part in shaping the culture and the perception of a society of the 20th century.