Authors of the 20th Century
Right after the cessation of the Second World War the public commenced to believe that the world’s essential rules are clear and justifiable . Both general politics and social relations were depending on the principles of development, good change , faith in the logical , understanding , technical advancement , and the potential to substantiate any activity from a logical point of view . Nevertheless , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to change and now , 40 years thereafter , we live in a changed type of actuality .
We effortlessly mark all changes which are given us by new technology, but we barely realize the fact that there are some concepts standing behind those technological solutions. The nature of the future adjustment was initially found by those people, who as a rule lived anteceding their time – philosophers and authors. Among the many authors whose masterpieces have served for amusement , there have been a few who have given people a new picture of the future . They have better than others other people created and worded fresh thoughts and have ultimately done a new intelligent and perceptual analysis of the future. They have spotted issues in the mundane of our lives and have shed light onto a set of problems, which were existing without being spotted . They have assisted us to think of the new issues , and have given us new ambitions .
These were the authors who have determined the minds of the entire generation, which has observed the period of cardial change; change, which was viewed as disarray at the start of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most tormenting issues of the past era ; those dilemmas , which the humankind , having survived through the world wars and wild violence , was unwilling to meet . Finally they were formulating the most important issue “How will we live in the world of future?”
In this work we will name some of the most famous authors of the last century. They have all much affected literature of their period, have manifested trends and problems which were normal to their society and the period of time they lived in, and have motivated the readers think about the existing ideology of values, having them understand that it is far away from being flawless. One of the most fascinating feature of their writing is that in most cases they have evoked the audience interest in books and written matter. In this aspect one of the most exciting success stories is that of a brilliant author Anne Bronte .
The success of Joan Rowling can be named phenomenal as she has become the first writer in the world to make $1 billion by writing fairytales. She is today spending a great part of her money on charity, fighting poverty and diseases. The plot 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 given her 1500 pounds together with a loving advice — to look for a permanent job. He was incredulous of the idea that the young writer would be able to make money of writing books. Joann has demonstrated the opposite - having published a number of unparalleled fairytales, she has motivated the so-called non-reading people get back to reading books.
This article cannot name and more or less precisely list all authors who have offered their gift to the today’s literature. They have been working and bringing ideas exactly into the minds 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 considerable part in creating the culture and the looks of a society of the 20th century.