MARCUS is in the middle of a discussion with his contact, codenamed, WOLFMAN, in a bookstore. They are discussing the importance of authors and the notion of authorship, in the philosophy section of a bookstore.

WOLFMAN:
The truth is, my friend, that once the notion of authorship didn't really matter that much to people.

MARCUS:
Oh?

WOLFMAN:
Absolutely. You see, Foucault explained that the "author-function" is not the same in all discourse. Not all texts required authors. Look at fairytales, for example. We've accepted them as folktales, as part of our heritage, without even considering who created those stories in the first place. In certain fields, like mathematics and science, certain ideas like Mathematics formulas have been accepted as truth without people really bothering about who thought of them in the first place.

MARCUS:
You have a point there, my friend. Of course, when it comes to fiction, it would not be acceptable if the works are authored anonymously? But authors have been known to take on different names for their works.

WOLFMAN:
Thatıs right. The "author-function" seems to differ in this genre. Works which are authored anonymously seem be regarded as lacking credibility. The authorıs name lends credibility to his work and ideas, as much as his works help increase the importance of his name. The author's name has been linked to their genre of work so much that when an author takes on a pen-name, for example, it's to facilitate his switching to another genre.

MARCUS:
Those are Foucaultıs claims, aren't they? Is that all you think there is to the topic?

WOLFMAN:
That's right. At least, for now, I think that's all. Shouldn't you be getting back now?

MARCUS:
Thank you, my friend, for this interesting discussion.

MARCUS leaves his contact and make his way back to the AGENCY'S HQ.