Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the end of the Second World War people commenced to feel that the world’s basic rules are plain and justifiable . Both global politics and social relations were relying on the thoughts of development, good innovations , trust in the rational , enlightenment , hi-tech innovations , and the potential to ground any happening from a analytical standpoint . Notwithstanding , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world commenced to deteriorate and currently , 40 years later , we find ourselves in a changed kind of existence .
We effortlessly notice all advancements which are given us by new technology, but we barely comprehend the fact that there are specific concepts standing behind those technological solutions. The core of the future adjustment was initially noticed by those people, who as a rule of thumb lived ahead of their time – writers and authors. Among the multiple authors whose masterpieces have served for entertainment , there have been several of them who have given the planet a new vision . They have better than others other authors created and formulated authentic ideas and have finally created formed a new intellectual and emotional analysis of the future. They have noticed challenges in the mundane of our lives and have opened a number of problems, which were dragging on without being noticed . They have aided us to become aware of the new issues , and sent us new hope .
These were the authors who have shaped the vision of the entire generation, which has live through the times of drastic change; change, which was seen as mayhem at the dawn of the 21 first century. They have attracted our attention to the most problematic dilemmas of the last century; those issues , which the people , having lived through the world wars and unseen violence , was reluctant to face . In the end they were voicing the most important question “What will happen in the future”?
In this paper we will name several of the most well known writers of the last century. They have all significantly affected literature of their period, have reflected trends and difficulties which were normal to their nations and the times they were living in, and have made the audience meditate on the real system of values, having them realize that it is far away from being perfect. One of the most fascinating feature of their work is that in often they have risen the people interest in books and written matter. in this case one of the most exciting success stories is that of a well known writer John Cheever.
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be considered unique as she has become the first author in the world to make $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is today spending a great part of her profit 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 decided to bring out her book, she has given her 1500 pounds together with a friendly advice — to find a permanent job. He was hesitant of the idea that the young author would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has demonstrated the opposite - having produced a number of exceptional fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading people get back to reading.
This paper cannot name and more or less precisely list all authors who have made their contribution to the nowadays literature. They have been writing and bringing ideas directly into the minds of the millions, and thus were influencing the future. Thus, as we can see, these authors were not writing for entertainment only, but they were also playing a significant role in molding the culture and the looks of a civilization of the 20th century.