The Precipice (MacLennan novel)

The Precipice is a 1948 novel written by Hugh MacLennan. It won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1948 Governor General's Awards.[1] MacLennan partly based The Precipice on the ballet Pillar of Fire, whose cast included Nora Kaye and Antony Tudor.[2]

For the 1869 novel by Ivan Goncharov, see The Precipice (Goncharov novel). For the 2001 novel by Ben Bova, see The Precipice (Bova novel).
The Precipice
First edition
AuthorHugh MacLennan
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1948
Media typePrint
AwardsGovernor General's Literary Award

References

Footnotes
  1. Lucas 1970, p. 2.
  2. Cameron 1981, p. 203.

Bibliography
  • Cameron, Elspeth (1981). Hugh MacLennan: A Writer's Life. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-5556-9.
  • Lucas, Alec (1970). Hugh MacLennan. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. OCLC 1035597997. Retrieved July 5, 2020.


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