In the category of poetry, the award has also been given to Ryszard Kapuscinski for his collection "Taccuino d'appunti" and Milo De Angelis for the collection "Tema dell'addio".
The Premio Napoli award is given every four years and it covers four categories - Italian prose, foreign prose, poetry and essays.
The jury deciding about this year's award consisted of prominent Italian journalists and writers.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Naples on September 25 this year.