| The Precipice | |
| Author: | Hugh MacLennan |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Collins |
| Pub Date: | 1948 |
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| Awards: | Governor 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. MacLennan partly based The Precipice on the ballet Pillar of Fire, whose cast included Nora Kaye and Antony Tudor.