Authors of the 20th Century
Directly after the cease of the Second World War the public began to think that the world’s core values are understandable and logical . Both general politics and social relations were relying on the concepts of progress , positive change , faith in the rational , understanding , hi-tech advancement , and the potential to ground any activity from a rational viewpoint . However , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to deteriorate and currently , 40 years later , we dwell in a transformed type of existence .
We easily note all advancements which are given us by new technology, but we seldom are aware of the fact that there are specific ideas which the author has put behind those technological solutions. The core of the future adjustment was first found by those people, who as a rule lived anteceding their time – writers and authors. Among the many authors whose books have served for entertainment , there have been several of them who have given the planet a new vision . They have more effectively than others other people created and worded authentic suggestions and have finally molded a fresh intellectual and emotional analysis of the future. They have spotted challenges in the mundane of our lives and have unveiled a number of problems, which were dragging on without being noticed . They have aided us to become aware of the new challenges , and have given us new ambitions .
These were the authors who have formed the minds of the entire generation, which has observed the period of drastic change; change, which was perceived as chaos at the start of the 21 first century. They have turned our attention to the most burning issues of the previous century; those questions , which the humankind , having lived through the global wars and wild violence , was reluctant to meet . Lastly they were voicing the the most topical dilemma “What will happen in the future”?
In this work we will specify several of the most famous authors of the 20th century. They have all significantly affected literature of their epoch, have reflected looks and problems which were typical to their nations and the times they existed in, and have made the audience analyze the running philosophy of values, having them realize that it is far from being flawless. One of the most exciting feature of their work is that in often they have awake the readers’ attention in books and written matter. from this angle one of the most exciting success stories is that of a well known writer John Cheever.
The success of Joan Rowling can be called phenomenal as she has found herself to be the first author in the world to make $1 billion by publishing fairytales. She is currently spending a extensive part of her profit on charity, fighting 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 decided to print her book, she has awarded her 1500 pounds together with a loving advice — to look for a permanent job. He was incredulous of the fact that the young writer would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has demonstrated the opposite - having produced a number of exceptional fairytales, she has motivated the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading.
This article is not able to enumerate and more or less accurately list all authors who have provided their contribution to the world’s literature. They have been working and putting ideas exactly into the thoughts of the millions, and therefore were influencing the future. Thus, as we can see, these authors were not creating for entertainment only, but they were also playing a significant part in molding the culture and the looks of a society of the 20th century.