Authors of the 20th Century
Directly after the cease of the Second World War people commenced to deem that the world’s ground ethical foundations are understandable and justifiable . Both global politics and social relations were relying on the ideas of gain , beneficial innovations , confidence in science , awareness , hi-tech advancement , and the potential to substantiate any happening from a analytical point of view . However , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to change and currently , 40 years thereafter , we live in a new type of existence .
We easily notice those advancements which are brought to us by new technology, but we infrequently come to realize the fact that there are certain concepts standing behind those solutions . The nature of the upcoming change was initially tracked by those people, who as a rule lived ahead of their time – writers and authors. Among the many authors whose masterpieces have served for amusement , there have been a few who have given the planet a new picture of the future . They have more effectively than others other authors created and formulated fresh suggestions and have ultimately molded a fresh intellectual and emotional analysis of the future. They have spotted challenges in the mundane of our lives and have opened a set of problems, which were existing without being spotted . They have aided us to think 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 live through the times of drastic change; change, which was perceived as mayhem at the start of the 21 first century. They have turned our attention to the most problematic questions of the last century; those issues , which the humankind , having survived through the world wars and unprecedented sufferings , was unwilling to meet . Finally they were voicing the most important issue “What will happen in the future”?
In this work we will mention several of the most prominent writers of the 20th century. They have all significantly influenced literature of their time, have reflected trends and problems which were relevant to their society and the period of time they were living in, and have made the audience think about the actual set of values, having them realize that it is far from being flawless. One of the most fascinating aspects of their work is that in mostly they have evoked the person’s attention in books and written matter. from this angle one of the most exciting success works is that of a famous writer Anne Bronte .
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be considered phenomenal as she has become the first author in the world to make $1 billion by writing fairytales. She is now spending a extensive 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 print her book, she has awarded her 1500 pounds together with a friendly piece of advice — to find a permanent job. He was unaware of the fact that the young writer would be able to make money of writing books. Joann has showed the opposite - having published a series of unparalleled fairytales, she has motivated the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading.
This paper is not able to name and more or less precisely list all authors who have provided their contribution to the nowadays literature. They have been working and bringing ideas directly into the thoughts of the people, and therefore were shaping 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 views of a society of the 20th century.