From Today's LA Times Book Review Section

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Editor's Note: With the turn of the millennial odometer now hard upon us, we
asked a number of writers to share with us their neglected classics of the
century, books they love but which, for one reason or another, have yet to
find the readers they so richly deserve.

http://www.calendarlive.com/calendarlive/books/bookreview/

Also an essay by William Gass after the list of neglected classics.