Book red tent by anita diamant

Anita diamant is the author of the novels good harbor, the last days of dogtown and day after night, a collection of essays, pitching my tent, as well as six books about contemporary jewish life, including the new jewish wedding and choosing a jewish life. An awardwinning journalist whose work appeared in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary jewish life. Her second novel good harbor was a favourite with reading groups. Nov 25, 2014 anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the red tent, good harbor, and the last days of dogtown, as well as the collection of essays, pitching my tent. The story says that dinah was raped by an egyptian prince. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant that was first published in 1997. One critic called it the bible if it had been written by a woman. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and sister of joseph. Anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the red tent, good harbor, and the last days of dogtown, as well as the collection of essays, pitching my tent. The red tent imagines the life of dinah the new york times. The book is a first person narrative that describes the life of a minor character dinah, in the bible.

The red tent tells the littleknown biblical story of dinah, daughter of the patriarch jacob and his wife, leah. I feel like diamant had more she could have explored in zilpah and bilhahs stories as well, but there was only so much room in the book and they were minor characters. Anita diamant books list of books by author anita diamant. The red tent by anita diamant pdf free download ebook. First and foremost, the red tent 1997 is a novel by anita diamant that retells the biblical rape story of dinah. Anita diamant is predominantly famous for her great writing of the book the red tent. Buy the red tent by anita diamant online at alibris. Anita is also an awardwinning journalist and the author of several books about contemporary jewish life. She is a minor character in the bible, but the author has broadened her story. In the new york times bestseller, the red tent, anita diamant brings this fascinating biblical character to vivid life. A minor character from the book of genesis tells her life story in this vivid evocation of the world of old testament women. Told in dinahs voice, the red tent reveals the traditions of ancient womanhood and family honour. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from anita diamants bestselling novel the red tent.

Anita diamant imaginatively tells the story from the fresh perspective of its women. In chapter 34 of the book of genesis, dinah s tale is a short, horrific detour in the familiar narrative of jacob and joseph. Like many old and classic texts, the bible is woefully lacking on the details of the lives of women, and i found anita diamants account of the lives of the biblical women to be incredibly compelling and believable, filled with the sights and sounds of the ancient. In the bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the book of genesis that deal with jacob and his dozen sons. She explored and celebrated that connection, that powerful bond of sisterhood, in her 1997 novel the red tent. Anita diamants debut novel the red tent was an international bestseller and won the booksense book of the year award.

It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah. The red tent by anita diamant the literary phoenix. In a world where womens friendships are unspoken and undervalued, as diamant says, her novel came as a gift to women, and women returned the favor. The red tent is where the women gather each new moon and dwell in during their monthly flow. The book s title refers to the tent in which women of jacob. The cover of anita diamant s extraordinary book reads, the red tent. A guidebook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends. In the bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the book of. Like many old and classic texts, the bible is woefully lacking on the details of the lives of women, and i found anita diamant s account of the lives of the biblical women to be incredibly compelling and believable, filled with the sights and sounds of the ancient. The red tent was novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 that gave us a story of women who come together in a menstrual hut, known as the red tent.

The red tent, a novel by anita diamant the red tent is a fictional yet thoroughly researched firstperson account of the life of dinah, the only daughter of biblical patriarch jacob who is more famous for having twelve sons. Sep 27, 2015 the red tent by anita diamant in chm, djvu, epub download e book. Her work has appeared in the boston globe, parenting, mccalls, yankee, reform judaism, self, and hadassah. Summary plot overview dinah, the narrator, opens the red tent by introducing herself and explaining that she is reciting the memories of her life and her mothers livesbecause without a daughter to tell the story, a womans history does not live on.

An awardwinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary jewish life. The red tent by anita diamant is an engrossing, wellresearched story with compelling and believable characters. Mar 29, 2002 the novel in question is the red tent, and its modest but highly delighted author is anita diamant, an experienced american journalist who has also written several nonfiction guides to. The red tent, anita diamant dinah opens the story by recounting for readers the union of her mother leah and father jacob, as well as the expansion of the family to include leahs. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Anita diamant best known for her 1997 biblically themed novel, the red tent the story of dinah, daughter of jacob in the book of genesis, and his four wives anita diamant has written four other novels, a collection of essays, pitching my tent, and several. Mar 08, 2002 anita diamants the red tent is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour.

All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. The red tent by anita diamant in chm, djvu, epub download ebook. Deeply affecting, the red tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable contribution to modern fiction. The red tent by anita diamant is a novel which caught my eye in a bookshop many moons ago, listed in the back of my mind as a to read and never actually came to read it until roughly 12 years later, as a result of it slipping in and out of recall. The red tent is a novel of biblical times and of the customs of those times, detailing the imagined lives of rachel and leah, two wives of jacob both true biblical figures and, subsequently, the imagined story of dinah, the daughter of leah, also a true biblical figure. I discovered the red tent by anita diamant 21 years after it was first published. Anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist and writer with a masters degree in english from the state university of new york. Nov 08, 2019 theres a lot of grief and recovery in the red tent, and on a few different levels. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. The red tent 20th anniversary edition anita diamant. Her debut as a novelist was in 1997 with the novel the red tent. May 06, 2020 anita diamant makes readers see theres not much difference between people across the eons when it comes to trial and tragedy, happiness and love. The red tent, a twopart adaptation of anita diamants novel about a biblical story, is being broadcast on sunday and monday on lifetime.

Beautiful and lyrical, the red tent fills in the gaps of the biblical narrative telling the story of dinah, daughter of jacob. Egyptian mythology, feminism, historical fiction, mesopotamian mythology target age group. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and leah, sister of joseph. Anita diamant best known for her 1997 biblically themed novel, the red tent the story of dinah, daughter of jacob in the book of genesis, and his four wives anita diamant has written four other novels, a collection of essays, pitching my tent, and several nonfiction books about contemporary jewish life. The red tent by anita diamant tells the story of the biblical character dinah, jacobs daughter and josephs sister. Booklist about anita diamant anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the boston girl, the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown, and day after night, and the. It is a vast and stirring work described as what the bible might have been had it been written by gods daughters instead of sons. The brief episode in which she appears is usually referred to as the rape of dinah, a violent episiode that has posed difficulties for biblical.

The book it is important to define what the red tent is. The brief episode in which she appears is usually referred to as the rape of dinah, a violent episiode that has posed difficulties for biblical scholars over the centuries. The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe remain in while experiencing their time of the. Diamant has since published four novels, as well as a collection of essays. Author interview anita diamant, author of good harbor. She lives in massachusetts with her husband and daughter. The books, she noted, were almost always written in response to events in her life. Anita diamant made her debut as an author in 1986 with the nonfiction book how to find and work with a literary agent. Anita diamant did a splendid job of opening the cover of the red tent, as it was referred to in the times, and letting us join the experience. Anita diamant s debut novel the red tent was an international bestseller and won the booksense book of the year award. The red tent 20th anniversary edition anita diamant macmillan. Anita diamant is an awardwinning journalist whose previous books include the new jewish wedding, the new jewish baby book, bible baby names, living a jewish life with h.

A more accurate description of her rich elaboration on the biblical narrative of dinah would be the red tent. In the bible, dinahs story is only briefly mentioned. In the bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the book of genesis that are about her. Yet it seems ageless and as relevant as it was nearly two decades ago, which, while it testifies to the joys of this work, is also a sad comment on the state of women in our society. The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe. The red tent by anita diamant book club discussion. The brief episode in which she appears is usually referred to as the. Before and since publication of the red tent, she wrote highly acclaimed guidebooks on celebrating jewish lifecycle events, including marriage, conversion, welcoming babies into jewish life and saying the kaddish. The red tent by anita diamant 1997 her name is dinah. Anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the boston girl, the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown, and day after night, and the collection of essays, pitching my tent. The rape of dinah genesis, chapter 34 was recounted not by dinah, but by her brothers. Anita broadens the life of the only daughter of jacob and leah. The book title describes a tent, which according to the ancient laws women seek refuge in. Aug 30, 2016 the red tent by anita diamant my rating.

Simon and levi, two of her brothers, avenge dinah by killing all the men in the city. The red tent by anita diamant 1998, paperback, revised. It is a vast and stirring work described as what the bible might have been had it been written. The red tent movement has a seventeenyear history, but connects to thousands of years of tradition of women honoring women and creating a world that embraces honesty, and respects for. Anita diamant has 20 books on goodreads with 949175 ratings. While she first caught the eye of mainstream fiction audiences with the red tent an inspired reimagining of the female experience in biblical times novelist anita diamant has been chronicling the hot topics in contemporary jewish culture for over two decades as an acclaimed columnist. The red tent, anita diamant dinah opens the story by recounting for readers the union of her mother leah and father jacob, as well as the expansion of the family to include leahs sister rachel, and the handmaids zilpah and bilhah. Told in dinahs voice, it opens with the story of her mothers the four wives of jacob each of whom embodies unique feminine traits, and concludes with dinahs own startling and unforgettable story of betrayal, grief and love. She explored and celebrated that connection, that powerful bond of sisterhood, in her 1997 novel the red tent in a world where womens friendships are unspoken and undervalued, as diamant says, her novel came as a gift to women, and women returned the favor. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st. Though the red tent came out with virtually no fanfare or. Anita diamants the red tent is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour. Below is a list of anita diamants books in order of when they were originally released.

The richness and joy of midrash lies in its unique ability to weave the yarns of biblical verse into a tapestry of detailed design and intricate. Anita diamant has faith in one thing the connection between women. The tent from which the book draws its name is central to the book both as a physical item in the story and a metaphor that extends beyond the time period covered by the book. The red tent is the story of dinah, a minor character in the book of genesis, chapter 34. This is a beautifully told story centering around the four wives of jacob, the biblical son of isaac and rebecca. Mar 12, 2020 beautiful and lyrical, the red tent fills in the gaps of the biblical narrative telling the story of dinah, daughter of jacob.

Anita diamant is an awardwinning journalist and author of six books about contemporary jewish life, including the new jewish wedding and choosing a jewish. It is especially gratifying to find a sympathetic, detailed, and believable account of an old testament womans life set in this era and part of the world. The novel in question is the red tent, and its modest but highly delighted author is anita diamant, an experienced american journalist who has also written several nonfiction guides to. Readers of the red tent will view the book of genesis in a new light.