Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the cessation of the Second World War the society started to feel that the world’s core ethical foundations are simple and consistent . Both politics and social relations were relying on the concepts of advancement , beneficial change , confidence in the rational , awareness , hi-tech advancement , and the knowledge of how to substantiate any activity from a rational point of view . Nevertheless , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world began to deteriorate and currently , 40 years later , we live in a new kind of existence .
We effortlessly notice those innovations which are given us by new technology, but we almost never realize the fact that there are some ideas which the author has put behind those technological solutions. The nature of the expected change was at first spotted by those people, who as a rule lived anteceding their time – writers and authors. Among the numerous authors whose books have served for entertainment , there have been several of them who have given the planet a new vision . They have more effectively than others other people shaped and worded fresh ideas and have finally done a brand new intellectual and emotional grounding of the future. They have noted challenges in the mundane of our lives and have shed light onto a array of problems, which were existing without being noticed . They have assisted us to become aware of the new challenges , and gave us new aspirations .
These were the authors who have determined the minds of the entire generation, which has live through the times of drastic change; change, which was perceived as chaos at the beginning of the 21 first century. They have turned our attention to the most tormenting problems of the past epoch ; those questions , which the humankind , having survived through the world wars and unprecedented violence , was unwilling to meet . Finally they were raising the most important dilemma “What will our future be like?”
In this work we will mention several of the most popular writers of the 20th century. They have all quite affected literature of their period, have showed tendencies and dilemmas which were normal to their society and the period they were living in, and have made the readers meditate on the actual ideology of moral, having them realize that it is far away from being genuine. One of the most interesting aspects of their writing is that in often they have risen the person’s attention in books and written matter. from this angle one of the most exciting success stories is that of a brilliant author Lewis Carroll .
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be called special as she has found herself to be the first writer in the world to make $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is today spending a significant part of her money on charity, confronting 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 decided to publish her book, she has given her 1500 pounds together with a friendly piece of advice — to find a permanent job. He was hesitant of the idea that the young writer would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has proved the opposite - having published a series of amazing fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading books.
This paper cannot name and more or less precisely list all authors who have given their contribution to the today’s literature. They have been writing and bringing 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 writing for relaxation only, but they were also playing a significant role in shaping the culture and the looks of a society of the 20th century.