YMMV / Gene Wolfe

• Award Snub: So very much. Issac Asimov announced him as the winner of the 1970 Nebula for best short story with "The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories" at the awards banquet. However, Asimov made a mistake- no award was given that year. 1970 was the ONLY year no Nebula award was given for best short story. Wolfe came back and wrote "Death of Doctor Island" which won the 1978 Nebula for best novella. Also, Wolfe was nominated eight times for a Hugo award and never won once.
• Death of the Author: A possible interpretation of "The God And His Man".
• Genius Bonus: Wolfe's "Book of Days" hid a story in the introduction - the last line of which is "The people who skip introductions missed it."
• Obscure Popularity: Likely the most-highly regarded science fiction/fantasy writer that the fewest people have actually read. He is revered by critics, his fans, and other writers, but only modestly read outside of them. The fact that none of his major works have ever been adapted likely doesn't help, either.