What are the more popular works of contemporary Western literature (here refers to the 21st century, that is, after 2000)? Excluding fantasy literature and historical literature? The following are some of the more popular works in contemporary Western literature that may not fit the description of the first two categories: 1 The Great Gatsby (United States) Scott Itzgerald's 1925 book is a classic modern novel. The Catcher in the Rye was published in 1959 by D. Salinger in the United States. It was a novel about the growth and self-exploration of teenagers. 3 One Hundred Years of Solitude, published in 1985 by Garcia Márquez, is a magical realism novel describing the history of Colombia for a hundred years. Jane Eyre, published in 1917 by Charlotte Bronte, is a novel about love, marriage and class issues with women as the center. Pride and Predict was written by Jane Austen and published in the 19th century. It was a novel about the status of men and women in British society and the concept of marriage. The Three-Body Problem was published by China in 2008. It was a science fiction novel about the interaction between humans and alien civilizations. 7 Black Mirror: Bandersnap was published in 2018 by Schachner in the United States. It was an interaction novel about the strange things that happened when a person tried to write a novel. These works are all popular works in contemporary Western literature, but they may not fit the characteristics of fantasy literature and historical literature.