from an array of nations, including Japan, Denmark and Holland. It was during this second annual gathering that the participants were tasked with formulating an international prize that would be awarded the following year.

The group's initial idea was to award a "Prix International de Editeurs", given to authors not widely known beyond their national bounds. It was to be given to avant garde works already published. The group hoped to take control of the market for Western high-brow literature. Co-founder Giulio Einaudi stated that the