Who's your favourite writer no-one else has ever heard of?

[swee'pea99]

There are obviously quite a few keen readers hereabouts, so I thought this might make an interesting thread.

My own personal choice is a no-brainer: a guy called Robertson Davies. ( Everyone say: 'wha?') He writes big, earthy, richly flavoured page-turners that you just can't help but love every word of the way - and come back to read again...and again. What's Bred In The Bone. Wonderful!

 

[PaulB]

B. Traven. A man so careful to conceal his identity, there is no real consensus on who he really was or what his real name was. A truly brilliant writer who's Mexican novels, including 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' are outstandingly good.

 

[Theseus]

Wes Boyd
Lazlo Zalezac

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Predictably, I read the Deptford Trilogy. Wrong Deptford!

 

[dellzeqq]

John Hopkins - although to be fair I've gone on about 'The Attempt' so many times that at least 2 CCers have read it.

 

[Drago]

George R.Stewart, though he only wrote one fictional work.

 

[User169]

Simon Raven - his roman fleuve, Alms for Oblivion, is worth a read and "Shadows on the Grass" is the filthiest book written about cricket.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Tom Kakonis - US crime writer, 4 books as far as I know - Michigan Roll, Criss Cross, Double Down and Counter Culture.
I would say Miles Gibson as he never seems to get a mench anywhere but he's so flipping good people must've heard of him..

 

[Red Light]

Paul Auster's Mr Vertigo. Wonderful storytelling.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Me

 

[swee'pea99]

Paul Auster's Mr Vertigo. Wonderful storytelling.

Read that a few months ago. One of the best first chapters I've ever come across! The rest's not bad either...

 

[biggs682]

Desmon Bagley have read his books so many times

 

[Kiwiavenger]

Dan Abnett - does a lot of Black library stuff for Games workshop (along with 2000AD stuff) i love the Gaunts Ghosts series of books.

 

[mickle]

Mick Allan...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Me

Someone said your stuff was car boot material, was that a compliment?