Underrated Writers

Trevor Jackson and Jeff Bryant, over at The Syntax of Things have an antidote to the ubiquitous year-end best-book wrap-up: A list of Underrated Writers.

...we decided to ask a wide range of litbloggers to tell us the writers who aren't receiving the attention they should. We allowed the contributors to define "receiving attention" however they preferred, whether it be by the NYTBR, or all of print media, or the litbloggers, or some combination, basically however they chose to define it. We asked each to provide us with up to five names and a short explanation as to why each writer deserves more attention.

Since they didn't ask me, or you (presumably), who else do you think should be on the list?

I think Thomas Bernhard is underrated. Or at least underrecognized in these parts.