Alessio Forgione is an Italian writer. He was born in Naples in 1986. His debut novel Napoli mon amour (2018) was widely acclaimed. It won the 2019 Berto Prize and the 2021 Prix Mediterranee. It has been translated into French, Russian, German and Greek. It has also been adapted for the stage; the play ran at the Teatro Mercadante in Naples under the direction of Rosario Sparno. His next book is titled Giovanissimi.[1]