This very possibly has something to do with the fact that this week the Academy will announce this year's winner.

This very possibly has something to do with the fact that this week the academy will announce this year's winner, ... He knows nothing about the discussion that led to the choice of Elfriede Jelinek, so what he says in this article of his is empty speculation.

I think he is unassailable from a literary point of view, ... On the other hand, there may be some people who think he's too established.

If this was not so, then we would not have been ready.

I think it is safe to say that 'Soul Mountain' is one of the most remarkable creations of modern literature, not only in Chinese.

ranks higher and is remembered longer.