Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the end of the Second World War people started to believe that the world’s core principles are simple and coherent . Both global politics and social relations were counting on the principles of development, good changes , faith in the rational , understanding , technological progress , and the knowledge of how to ground any activity from a rational viewpoint . Notwithstanding , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to degrade and now , 40 years thereafter , we live in a new kind of actuality .
We easily notice those changes which are brought to us by new technology, but we rarely realize the fact that there are some ideas which the author has put behind those solutions . The essence of the upcoming change was at first noticed by those people, who more often than not lived anteceding their time – poets and authors. Among the many authors whose works have served for pleasure , there have been a few who have given people a new picture of the future . They have better than others other people formed and formulated new ideas and have in the end molded a fresh intellectual and perceptual grounding of the future. They have spotted problems in the mundane of our lives and have unveiled a number of problems, which were dragging on without being noted . They have assisted us to become aware of the new problems , and have given us new ambitions .
These were the authors who have determined the mindset of the entire generation, which has live through the times of dramatic change; change, which was perceived as chaos at the dawn of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most vital issues of the last epoch ; those dilemmas , which the humankind , having lived through the global wars and unseen number of deaths, was unwilling to face . Finally they were raising the the most topical issue “What will our future be like?”
In this paper we will name several of the most famous writers of the last century. They have all quite influenced literature of their epoch, have depicted trends and difficulties which were normal to their nations and the times they were living in, and have made the readers analyze the real ideology of moral, having them understand that it is far from being perfect. One of the most fascinating aspects of their writing is that in most cases they have evoked the people attention in books and written works. 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 named special as she has found herself to be the first writer in the world to earn $1 billion by publishing fairytales. She is today spending a significant part of her profit on charity, battling poverty and illness. The idea 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 kind piece of advice — to look for a permanent job. He was unaware of the fact that the young writer would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has proved the opposite - having written a number of unparalleled fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading people get back to reading.
This article cannot name and more or less precisely list all authors who have made their gift to the today’s literature. They have been working and presenting ideas directly into the minds of the millions, and in this way were influencing the future. Thus, as we can see, these writers were not creating for enjoyment only, but they were also playing a significant role in creating the culture and the looks of a civilization of the 20th century.