Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the denouement of the Second World War people began to consider that the world’s ground values are clear and logical . Both global politics and social relations were counting on the thoughts of development, beneficial changes , trust in the rational , enlightenment , technological progress , and the knowledge of how to explain any activity from a logical standpoint . However , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world began to change and currently , 40 years after , we live in a new type of existence .
We without any problems notice all innovations which are given us by new technology, but we almost never comprehend the fact that there are certain ideas which the author has put behind those technological solutions. The essence of the future adjustment was first noticed by those people, who more often than not lived anteceding their time – poets and authors. Among the numerous authors whose books have served for amusement , there have been a few who have given the humankind a new picture of the future . They have better than others other authors shaped and worded new suggestions and have in the end molded a brand new intellectual and emotional analysis of the future. They have noticed issues in the mundane of our lives and have opened a array of problems, which were existing without being spotted . They have aided us to become aware of the new issues , 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 cardial change; change, which was perceived as anarchy at the start of the 21 first century. They have attracted our attention to the most problematic questions of the past century; those dilemmas , which the people , having gone through the global wars and wild violence , was reluctant to deal with . Finally they were voicing the the most topical dilemma “What will our future look like?”
In this work we will specify some of the most popular writers of the last century. They have all much influenced literature of their period, have depicted looks and difficulties which were essential to their society and the period of time they were living in, and have made the audience meditate on the real set of values, having them realize that it is far from being ideal. One of the most interesting angle of their work is that in often they have awake the person’s attention in books and written matter. in this case one of the most exciting success writings is that of a brilliant writer John Cheever.
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be considered special 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 great part of her money 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 publish her book, she has awarded her 1500 pounds together with a kind advice — to find a permanent job. He was incredulous of the idea that the young writer would be able to make money of writing. Joann has showed the opposite - having written a number of unparalleled fairytales, she has motivated the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading.
This article is not able to name and more or less exactly list all authors who have offered their contribution to the nowadays literature. They have been working and putting ideas exactly into the thoughts of the millions, and therefore were shaping the future. therefore, as we can see, these writers were not creating for enjoyment only, but they were also playing a significant role in shaping the culture and the looks of a society of the 20th century.