Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the cease of the Second World War the society began to feel that the world’s main values are simple and consistent . Both world politics and social relations were relying on the concepts of advancement , beneficial change , belief in the rational , awareness , hi-tech innovations , and the knowledge of how to ground any happening from a logical viewpoint . Notwithstanding , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to deteriorate and now , 40 years thereafter , we find ourselves in a different type of actuality .
We effortlessly notice all innovations which are given us by new technology, but we infrequently are aware of the fact that there are specific thoughts standing behind those technological solutions. The essence of the future adjustment was at first spotted by those people, who more often than not lived anteceding their time – poets and authors. Among the numerous authors whose masterpieces have served for pleasure , there have been a few who have given the planet a new picture of the future . They have more effectively than others other authors formed and formulated new ideas and have finally done a fresh intelligent and perceptual analysis of the future. They have noted problems in the mundane of our lives and have shed light onto a number of problems, which were existing without being noted . They have aided us to think of the new issues , and have given us new hope .
These were the authors who have shaped the vision of the entire generation, which has taken the blow of dramatic change; change, which was perceived as mayhem at the start of the 21 first century. They have attracted our attention to the most burning issues of the last epoch ; those problems , which the humankind , having gone through the world wars and unprecedented sufferings , was afraid to face . Lastly they were voicing the main question “How will we live in the world of future?”
In this paper we will specify some of the most famous writers of the 20th century. They have all much influenced literature of their epoch, have offered trends and dilemmas which were normal to their people and the period of time they existed in, and have made the readers meditate on the existing system of values, having them understand that it is far from being flawless. One of the most interesting angle of their work is that in mostly they have awake the audience interest in books and written matter. In this aspect one of the most interesting success stories is that of a well known author Lewis Carroll .
The success of Joan Rowling can be called unique as she has become the first author in the world to make $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is currently spending a huge part of her earnings on charity, fighting poverty and illness. The idea of the book was found 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 kind piece of advice — to look for a stable job. He was incredulous of the idea that the young author would be able to make a living off of writing books. Joann has proved the opposite - having created a series of exceptional fairytales, she has motivated the so-called non-reading people get back to reading books.
This article is not able to enumerate and more or less accurately list all writers who have provided their contribution to the world’s literature. They have been writing and putting ideas exactly into the heads of the people, and in this way were influencing the future. therefore, as we can see, these authors were not creating for enjoyment only, but they were also playing a significant part in creating the culture and the vision of a civilization of the 20th century.