Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mazianni
I think the key phrase is "certain circumstances".  If you refer to , you'll see that point 5 is a form of inherited notability; that is to say that an author is so notable that his entire body of work is deemed notable.  Conversely, authors would inherit notability from their works; see point 3 of .  I don't see this ficitonal element as being such a special circumstance
— User:Whpq, 14:34, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:BKCRIT||WP:AUTHOR (Wikipedia:Notability)