Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the denouement of the Second World War the public began to consider that the world’s ground ethical foundations are clear and logical . Both global politics and social relations were counting on the concepts of gain , beneficial changes , trust in the logical , awareness , progress , and the potential to substantiate any happening from a analytical viewpoint . However , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world began to degrade and currently , 40 years later , we live in a different type of existence .
We effortlessly mark all innovations which are given us by new technology, but we barely come to realize the fact that there are concrete concepts which the author has put behind those inventions . The essence of the future change was initially found by those people, who as a rule lived anteceding their time – poets and authors. Among the many authors whose books have served for pleasure , there have been a few who have given people a new vision . They have more effectively than others other people shaped and worded fresh thoughts and have finally created formed a brand new intelligent and emotional grounding of the future. They have noted problems in the mundane of our lives and have shed light onto a array of problems, which were existing without being noted . They have helped us to become aware of the new issues , and sent us new ambitions .
These were the authors who have formed the mindset of the entire generation, which has taken the blow of cardial change; change, which was perceived as mayhem at the start of the 21 first century. They have turned our attention to the most vital questions of the past epoch ; those problems , which the people , having survived through the world wars and unprecedented violence , was unwilling to deal with . Lastly they were voicing the most important question “What will our future be like?”
In this paper we will mention some of the most prominent authors of the 20th century. They have all much affected literature of their time, have manifested trends and difficulties which were typical to their countries and the period of time they were living in, and have motivated the audience think about the existing system of moral, having them realize that it is far from being ideal. One of the most exciting angle of their writing is that in often they have awake the people attention in books and written matter. in this case one of the most exciting success writings is that of a famous author Lewis Carroll .
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be named unique as she has found herself to be the first author in the world to make $1 billion by writing fairytales. She is now spending a great part of her earnings on charity, battling 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 publish her book, she has awarded her 1500 pounds together with a kind piece of advice — to look for a stable job. He was hesitant of the idea that the young writer would be able to make a living off of writing. Joann has showed the opposite - having written a series of exceptional fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading people get back to reading books.
This paper cannot enumerate and more or less exactly list all writers who have given their gift to the today’s literature. They have been writing and presenting ideas directly into the heads of the people, and therefore were shaping the future. therefore, as we can see, these writers were not writing 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.
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