Authors of the 20th Century
Directly after the end of the Second World War people commenced to consider that the world’s essential rules are understandable and coherent . Both politics and social relations were counting on the thoughts of advancement , beneficial change , trust in the rational , enlightenment , technological progress , and the potential to explain any activity from a rational point of view . Nevertheless , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to degrade and currently , 40 years later , we dwell in a different type of actuality .
We without any problems mark all innovations which are given us by new technology, but we seldom are aware of the fact that there are specific concepts standing behind those solutions . The nature of the upcoming adjustment was first noticed by those people, who as a rule of thumb lived anteceding their time – poets and authors. Among the many authors whose masterpieces have served for amusement , there have been a few who have given the humankind a new vision . They have better than others other people molded and worded authentic ideas and have in the end created formed a fresh intelligent and emotional grounding of the future. They have spotted problems in the mundane of our lives and have opened a set of problems, which were going on without being spotted . They have helped us to become aware of the new challenges , and gave us new hope .
These were the authors who have formed the mindset of the entire generation, which has taken the blow of dramatic change; change, which was perceived as mayhem at the beginning of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most problematic problems of the last era ; those issues , which the people , having survived through the world wars and unprecedented violence , was reluctant to face . Lastly they were formulating the most critical question “What will our future be like?”
In this work we will mention several of the most prominent writers of the last century. They have all greatly affected literature of their period, have offered tendencies and difficulties which were typical to their countries and the period of time they lived in, and have motivated the readers think about the existing philosophy of values, having them realize that it is far from being ideal. One of the most exciting aspects of their work is that in often they have risen the person’s attention in books and written works. in this case one of the most exciting success stories is that of a well known writer Lewis Carroll .
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be considered unique as she has found herself to be the first author in the world to earn $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is currently spending a considerable part of her money on charity, confronting poverty and illness. The plot of the book was created while she was on the train from Manchester to London. When the publisher has first agreed to print her book, she has given her 1500 pounds together with a friendly advice — to look for a permanent job. He was hesitant of the fact that the young author would be able to make money of writing books. Joann has showed the opposite - having written a number of unparalleled fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading books.
This work cannot name and more or less precisely list all authors who have given their gift to the world’s literature. They have been working and bringing ideas exactly into the minds of the people, and in this way were shaping the future. Thus, as we can see, these authors were not writing for entertainment only, but they were also playing a considerable role in creating the culture and the looks of a society of the 20th century.