Sumito Yamashita

Sumito Yamashita
Native name	山下澄人
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Kobe, Japan
Language	Japanese
Genre	Fiction
Notable works	Shinsekai
Notable awards	Noma Literary Prize (2012) Akutagawa Prize (2016)

Sumito Yamashita (Japanese: 山下澄人; born 1966) is a Japanese playwright and writer.

He was born in Kobe. He was awarded 156th Akutagawa Prize in 2016, for the novel Shinsekai (しんせかい "New World").[1]

References

1. Kikuchi, Daisuke (20 January 2017). "Sumito Yamashita claims 156th Akutagawa Prize". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 11 September 2018.