Deletion of Tobias Hecht

Comment: Colapeninsula already listed a couple of mainstream reviews (Kirkus, Publishers Weekly) along with half a dozen academic reviews of his novel ''After Life'', but it was also reviewed in the LA Times http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jun/04/books/bk-ison4. With what appear to be clear passes of both  and , I don't think this is the sort of borderline case for which we should go with the subject's wishes for modesty
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF||WP:AUTHOR)

Comment: Per DGG (major prize winner), Agricola44 (WorldCat shows that his books are widely held), Colapeninsula (his books are widely reviewed) and Xxanthippe (his books are widely cited), he meets . The fact that he is a "modest contrast to the posturing mediocrities who so often appear in these threads" is indeed admirable, but not, in my view, grounds for deletion
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:AUTHOR)

Comment: per the subject's request. I agree completely with the spirit of Xxan's comment above - otherwise, I would think the subject passes  for notability given the references provided in Colapeninsula's comment above, but a courtesy deletion is not entirely out of bounds here. Having a Wikipedia article to watch (but not edit) can be an unwanted source of stress to an academic's life, and the subject's request for deletion is completely reasonable
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:AUTHOR)

Comment: In addition to what DGG argued, WorldCat shows that his books are widely held: Minor omissions http://www.worldcat.org/title/minor-omissions-children-in-latin-american-history-and-society/oclc/49383585&referer=brief_results 742, At home in the street http://www.worldcat.org/title/at-home-in-the-street-street-children-of-northeast-brazil/oclc/37361811&referer=brief_results 602, After life http://www.worldcat.org/title/after-life-an-ethnographic-novel/oclc/61879615&referer=brief_results 241, etc., which are fairly impressive figures for academic texts and pass on  #1. The request muddles this a little, but I think David's argument of available tools plus vigilance stand to resolve any problems. Respectfully
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)