Authors of the 20th Century
Right after the cessation of the Second World War the society commenced to deem that the world’s core rules are plain and consistent . Both global politics and social relations were depending on the ideas of advancement , beneficial change , trust in science , enlightenment , technological progress , and the potential to explain any activity from a analytical viewpoint . Nevertheless , beginning from the second half of the 60’s, the world began to degrade and now , 40 years after , we live in a changed type of reality .
We effortlessly mark those changes which are given us by new technology, but we barely realize the fact that there are some ideas standing behind those inventions . The nature of the upcoming adjustment was at first noticed by those people, who as a rule of thumb lived ahead of their time – writers and authors. Among the numerous authors whose books have served for entertainment , there have been several of them who have given people a new picture of the future . They have more effectively than others other authors shaped and worded new suggestions and have ultimately created formed a new intelligent and emotional analysis of the future. They have noticed challenges in the mundane of our lives and have unveiled a set of problems, which were going on without being noted . They have aided us to become aware of the new challenges , and gave us new aspirations .
These were the authors who have formed the thoughts of the entire generation, which has taken the blow of cardial change; change, which was perceived as chaos at the beginning of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most problematic problems of the past era ; those questions , which the people , having lived through the world wars and unseen sufferings , was unwilling to face . In the end they were voicing the the most topical issue “How will we live in the world of future?”
In this paper we will specify several of the most well known authors of the last century. They have all much affected literature of their time, have reflected trends and problems which were relevant to their people and the times they existed in, and have motivated the audience think about the real set of values, having them understand that it is far from being ideal. One of the most fascinating angle of their work is that in often they have risen the person’s attention in books and written matter. In this aspect one of the most interesting success writings is that of a well known author Anne Bronte .
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be considered unique as she has become the first writer in the world to make $1 billion by writing fairytales. She is now spending a considerable part of her money on charity, battling poverty and diseases. The plot of the book was created while she was on the train from Manchester to London. When the publisher has first agreed to bring out her book, she has given her 1500 pounds together with a kind piece of advice — to look for a stable job. He was incredulous of the fact that the young writer would be able to make money of writing. Joann has proved the opposite - having published a number of exceptional fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading people get back to reading books.
This article cannot enumerate and more or less precisely list all authors who have offered their gift to the today’s literature. They have been writing and presenting ideas exactly into the thoughts of the millions, and therefore were shaping the future. Thus, as we can see, these writers were not writing for entertainment only, but they were also playing a considerable role in creating the culture and the vision of a civilization of the 20th century.