Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edouard d'Araille
Binksternet is quite right that the present article does not on the surface provide all the immediate requisites of . However, on looking more closely at the sources and references, which are more substantial and numerous than for many an article on Wikipedia, it is not on the other hand entirely true that none of them go any distance to establish notability whatsoever. Two recent and subject-independent biographies of Edouard d'Araille - one in French (2013) and the other in German (2014) of which I received a review copy - have helped me establish many key facts for the purpose of providing a concise, non-laudatory article. The quote from Professor John Bayley, long-standing key columnist for the ''London Review of Books'' and contributor to ''New York Book Review'' was indeed not from either of these publications but from a Foreword written expressly by him for Edouard d'Araille's first publicly released book of poetry ''In a Short Space of Time'' (1999). There was no need to quote this foreword in its entirety but a brief comment seemed appropriate to mention in the context. The truth is that I struggled to find references for my Paul Louis Landsberg article more than for this one because I could find no biography whatsoever in existence and no photo of this latter author at all. It is true that presence of Edouard d'Araille's volumes in the British Library, the Bodleian, Trinity College Dublin etc.. does not prove notability ''per se'', nor does the presence of his books in the British National Biography, on Worldcat or from bookshops worldwide close the case either. However, as a long-term literary observer I have seen the increase of this author's coverage on the internet alone balloon from a handful of entries in 1999 (on Google) to over 10,000 (on the same engine) at the current time. Again, though not conclusive of notability, the vast majority of these entries establish the availability of this author's works throughout the world in hardback, paperback, audiobook and ebook formats as well as the vast range of articles, introductions, complete works of poetry and fiction that he appears to have published in a period of less than fifteen years. Another element that sways me toward believing in the notability of this author is the level of projects he has been involved in, including two documentaries in collaboration with Robbe-Grillet, his numerous music videos for The Aftermath (Irish band)|The Aftermath and his long-term attempts to popularize works of philosophy and literature. Even though he has only given half a dozen interviews over the last fifteen years - most of which I have cited - and only two independent biographies about him, just because there is not a flurry of dedicated coverage on the 'interwebs' about him does not mean that the offline coverage of him is not significant enough to warrant consideration. The bibliography and references on Edouard d'Araille have been given to the best of my knowledge based on all materials currently available to me, online and offline, and although a single new source may more quickly tip the balance in favour of the notability of this contemporary author, the materials provided and many biographical details cited with supporting evidence do seem to establish the overall picture of an author of repute. I simply request that my fellow Wikipedians, though I am heretofore only a short-serving contributor, take time before hastening speedy deletion of this article
— User:Aldersonsmith, 23:55, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BASIC (Wikipedia:Notability)