Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the end of the Second World War people began to believe that the world’s basic values are simple and consistent . Both global politics and social relations were depending on the ideas of advancement , beneficial innovations , faith in the rational , understanding , technological advancement , and the knowledge of how to ground any happening from a rational standpoint . Notwithstanding , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world commenced to deteriorate and now , 40 years after , we dwell in a changed kind of actuality .
We easily notice all innovations which are given us by new technology, but we almost never are aware of the fact that there are specific concepts standing behind those inventions . The nature of the upcoming change was at first found by those people, who as a rule lived ahead of their time – writers and authors. Among the numerous authors whose masterpieces have served for entertainment , there have been several of them who have given the planet a new picture of the future . They have more effectively than others other authors created and worded authentic suggestions and have finally done a new intellectual and perceptual substantiation of the future. They have found issues in the mundane of our lives and have unveiled a number of problems, which were dragging on without being noticed . They have helped us to think of the new challenges , and sent us new ambitions .
These were the authors who have shaped the minds of the entire generation, which has live through the times of cardial change; change, which was perceived as chaos at the dawn of the 21 first century. They have attracted our attention to the most vital questions of the past epoch ; those questions , which the people , having lived through the world wars and unseen number of deaths, was afraid to deal with . Lastly they were formulating the the most topical dilemma “What will happen in the future”?
In this work we will name several of the most prominent writers of the last century. They have all quite affected literature of their epoch, have reflected trends and difficulties which were essential to their nations and the period they existed in, and have motivated the audience analyze the actual system of values, having them understand that it is far away from being ideal. One of the most fascinating angle of their work is that in often they have awake the readers’ interest in books and written works. from this angle one of the most interesting success stories is that of a famous writer Lewis Carroll .
The success of Joan Rowling can be considered special as she has become the first writer in the world to earn $1 billion by publishing fairytales. She is today spending a extensive part of her money on charity, confronting poverty and diseases. 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 awarded her 1500 pounds together with a friendly advice — to look for a permanent job. He was unaware of the idea that the young writer would be able to make money of writing. Joann has proved the opposite - having created a series of exceptional fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading people get back to reading books.
This paper cannot name and more or less exactly list all writers who have provided their gift to the today’s literature. They have been writing and presenting ideas directly into the heads of the people, and thus were influencing the future. therefore, as we can see, these authors were not creating for enjoyment only, but they were also playing a considerable role in shaping the culture and the looks of a society of the 20th century.