Authors of the 20th Century
Right after the cease of the Second World War the public began to feel that the world’s core ethical foundations are plain and consistent . Both world politics and social relations were relying on the thoughts of advancement , beneficial change , trust in science , enlightenment , advancement , and the potential to substantiate any happening from a rational standpoint . However , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world has begun to change and currently , 40 years later , we dwell in a new type of actuality .
We easily mark all innovations which are given us by new technology, but we almost never comprehend the fact that there are some concepts which the author has put behind those solutions . The core of the future adjustment was initially found by those people, who more often than not lived ahead of their time – poets and authors. Among the many authors whose books have served for entertainment , there have been a few who have given the planet a new picture of the future . They have more effectively than others other authors molded and voiced new ideas and have ultimately created formed 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 helped us to think of the new problems , and have given us new ambitions .
These were the authors who have formed the thoughts of the entire generation, which has live through the times of drastic change; change, which was seen as disarray at the beginning of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most burning questions of the last epoch ; those questions , which the humankind , having lived through the global wars and wild number of deaths, was unwilling to meet . In the end they were formulating the main issue “What will our future look like?”
In this work we will name some of the most popular writers of the 20th century. They have all much impacted literature of their time, have offered looks and problems which were essential to their society and the times they existed in, and have motivated the readers think about the running philosophy of values, having them understand that it is far from being flawless. One of the most important feature of their work is that in mostly they have evoked the audience attention in books and written matter. in this case one of the most exciting success writings is that of a brilliant author John Cheever.
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be named unique as she has become the first writer in the world to make $1 billion by authoring fairytales. She is currently spending a significant part of her profit on charity, confronting poverty and illness. The plot of the book was invented while she was on the train from Manchester to London. When the publisher has first decided to print her book, she has awarded her 1500 pounds together with a loving piece of advice — to look for a permanent job. He was doubtful of the idea that the young author would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has showed the opposite - having created a series of exceptional fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading generation get back to reading.
This work cannot name and more or less precisely list all writers who have given their contribution to the today’s literature. They have been writing and presenting ideas exactly into the thoughts of the millions, and thus were shaping the future. Thus, as we can see, these authors were not writing for entertainment only, but they were also playing a considerable role in shaping the culture and the sights of a society of the 20th century.