Authors of the 20th Century
Directly after the denouement of the Second World War the public began to believe that the world’s main values are simple and coherent . Both general politics and social relations were depending on the principles of progress , beneficial changes , confidence in the logical , understanding , technological innovations , and the knowledge of how to substantiate any happening from a rational standpoint . Notwithstanding , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to degrade and currently , 40 years later , we dwell in a transformed kind of reality .
We easily notice all changes which are given us by new technology, but we seldom come to realize the fact that there are specific ideas which the author has put behind those inventions . The core of the future change was initially noticed by those people, who as a rule of thumb lived ahead of their time – philosophers and authors. Among the many authors whose books have served for entertainment , there have been a few who have given the planet a new vision . They have more effectively than others other people formed and formulated authentic thoughts and have finally molded a fresh intelligent and perceptual analysis of the future. They have noted challenges in the mundane of our lives and have unveiled a number of problems, which were dragging on without being spotted . They have aided us to become aware of the new challenges , and have given us new hope .
These were the authors who have shaped the mindset of the entire generation, which has observed the period of drastic change; change, which was perceived as disarray at the start of the 21 first century. They have turned our attention to the most vital questions of the last era ; those dilemmas , which the people , having survived through the global wars and unprecedented violence , was afraid to face . Finally they were raising the main issue “What will our future be like?”
In this work we will specify several of the most famous authors of the 20th century. They have all quite influenced literature of their time, have reflected looks and dilemmas which were essential to their countries and the period of time they lived in, and have made the audience think about the real system of moral, having them understand that it is far away from being ideal. One of the most exciting feature of their writing is that in most cases they have evoked the readers’ interest in books and written works. In this aspect one of the most interesting success stories is that of a well known writer Anne Bronte .
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be named special as she has found herself to be the first writer in the world to earn $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is today spending a noticeable part of her earnings on charity, battling poverty and illness. The plot of the book was found 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 hesitant of the fact that the young author would be able to make a living off of writing books. Joann has showed the opposite - having published a series of amazing fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading.
This article cannot name and more or less precisely list all authors who have provided their contribution to the today’s literature. They have been working and presenting ideas exactly into the thoughts of the people, and in this way were influencing the future. therefore, as we can see, these writers were not creating for enjoyment only, but they were also playing a considerable role in molding the culture and the sights of a society of the 20th century.