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The Precipice (MacLennan novel)

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The Precipice
First edition
AuthorHugh MacLennan
LanguageEnglish
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1948
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint
AwardsGovernor General's Literary Award

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]

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Footnotes

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

Bibliography

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  • 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.