The story says that dinah was raped by an egyptian prince. The red tent is historical fiction, but because it is based on a biblical story, many readers feel a special connection. 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. Jan 20, 2003 the book is not all bad, and not all silly. She is a minor character in the bible, but the author has broadened her story. The books title refers to the tent in which women of jacobs tribe must, according to the ancient law, take refuge while menstruating or giving birth, and in which they find mutual support and encouragement from t. The story arc carries the reader through the main characters lives as they become midwives, illumiinating the experiences they share. Anita diamant imaginatively tells the story from the fresh perspective of its women. The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe. The red tent by anita diamant tells the story of the biblical character dinah, jacobs daughter and josephs sister. The united states is the original publication place of the book.
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. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the red tent by anita diamant. The title refers to the tent that the women of the tribe must live in while experiencing their time of the month or when giving birth. Mar 08, 2002 in the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life her name is dinah. Simon and levi, two of her brothers, avenge dinah by killing all the. The red tent by anita diamant 1997 her name is dinah. The novel has sold millions of copies around the world and was adapted into a 2014 lifetime miniseries starring. 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. The red tent by diamant, anita and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The book it is important to define what the red tent is. 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.
Moving panoramically from mesopotamia to canaan to egypt, the red tent is robustly narrated by dinah. 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. The red tent of the title is where women go to bleed, and in that red tent, there are some pretty disturbing stories told. 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. They love dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign. Here is a list of books with the word red in the title.
It begins with the story of her mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhahthe. The book s title refers to the tent in which women of jacob. The red tent by anita diamant book club discussion. The brief episode in which she appears is usually referred to as the rape of dinah, a violent episiode that has. Dont call the red tent christian fiction book riot. While i am a fan of diamants other work, i dont actually like the red tent much, though i appreciate conversations it opens. Now, some people might find childbirth fascinating and beautiful, but others might find it disgusting and horrifying.
The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe remain in while experiencing their time of the month or while giving birth. The author does succeed in giving the reader some feel for life in an ancient culture, and for the experiences that are the same for all women at all times. It begins with the story of her mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhah. With sean connery, peter finch, mario adorf, luigi vannucchi. Jun 09, 2016 the writer in question was anita diamant. The book the red tent expands dinahs role from the minor mentions she had in the bible to fictionalize a more complete biography for her. The red tent is a work of literary fiction and a biblical retelling by anita diamant. The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe remain in while experiencing their time of the. Torn by personal guilt, italian general umberto nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed arctic expedition aboard the airship italia. What part of the bible does the red tent come from. The book travels from haran contemporary iraqsyria, through canaan and into shechem israel, and into egypt. The red tent told in dinahs voice, anita diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent.
The red tent is one of those extremely rare publishing phenomenonsa little promoted, but dynamically successful book over 250,000 copies sold that owes its success to enthusiastic wordofmouth endorsements. Anita diamant is a very good and a wellknown author of the fiction as well as the nonfiction books as well. Anita diamant the story of dinah, a tragic character from the bible whose great love, a prince, is killed by her brother, leaving her alone and pregnant. 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. The red tent 20th anniversary edition anita diamant macmillan. The red tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction. The story of the twelve tribes of israel is told through the eyes of jacobs only daughter, dinah. The book also looks at the secrets of women, their private conversations, feelings, superstitions and rituals, kept sacred from the men in the privacy of the red tent, and childbirth itself too, a private process of pain, fear and delight dealt with only by women. 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. 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 father, jacob, and his dozen sons. First and foremost, the red tent 1997 is a novel by anita diamant that retells the biblical rape story of dinah. 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. She is the author of six books about contemporary jewish practice, including the new jewish.
It begins with the story of the mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhahthe four wives of jacob. With minnie driver, iain glen, will tudor, vinette robinson. In the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life her name is dinah. The books title refers to the tent in which women of jacobs tribe must, according to the ancient law, take refuge while menstruating or giving birth. Told in dinahs voice, the red tent reveals the traditions of ancient womanhood and family honour. The books title refers to the tent in which women of jacobs tribe must, according to the ancient law, take refuge while menstruating or giving birth, and in which they find mutual support and encouragement from their mothers, sisters and aunts. The book was called the red tent, and it has since achieved iconic status. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and leah, sister of joseph. The rape of dinah genesis, chapter 34 was recounted not by dinah, but by her brothers. The red tent by anita diamant 1998, paperback, revised. The red tent by anita diamant meet your next favorite book. The red tent is very loosely based on the story of dinah in genesis, and it is a book that is very easy to read. Published in 1997, it tells the story of dinah, her experience as a woman in the biblical era, and the famous tale of her love affair gone wrong, as seen through dinahs own eyes.
Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness. How the red tent invented a new kind of fiction jewish. In the book of genesis, dinahs life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar stories of her father, jacob, and his twelve sons. Told in dinahs voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent. It is the red tent in which each of the children in dinahs family are born, and it is the red tent where each girl becomes a woman. The red tent 20th anniversary edition on apple books. In the bible, dinahs story is only briefly mentioned. The story arc carries the reader through the main characters lives as they become midwives, illumiinating the experiences they share with other women within their times and culture. It begins with the story of the mothersleah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhah the four wives of jacob. The red tent by anita diamant 1998, paperback, revised ebay.
In fairness, the book is about dinah so i understand this somewhat. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st. Now, for the first time, this sweeping saga, which has struck a chord with so many modernday women, comes to life as a much. Through dinahs eyes we see women come of age, begin menstruating, fall in. For those who are tired of the same greatest books ever lists. Mar 24, 2019 the writer of the red tent is an american author.
Anita diamant has 16 books on goodreads with 950443 ratings. 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 tell of her. 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. It is here that dinah hears the whispered stories of her four mothersjacobs wives leah, rachel, zilpah, and bilhahand tells their tales to us in remarkable and thoughtprovoking oratories. The red tent by anita diamant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The title comes from the isolated place she and the other. The red tent is the story of dinah, a minor character in the book of genesis, chapter 34.
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. Told in dinahs voice, anita diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhoodthe world of the red tent. In the red tent, we see dinah grow from childhood to old age. With dinahs help, womens histories are traced matrilineally. As its title indicates, the red tent is one of the most important and recurring images of the novel and symbolizes the private and magical world of women. 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.
The red tent tells the littleknown biblical story of dinah, daughter of the patriarch jacob and his wife, leah. Told in dinahs voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhoodthe world of the red tent. The red tent book hillsborough county public library. The novel traces her life from childhood to death, in the. Based on the book of genesis, dinah, jacobs only daughter, shares her perspectives on the origins of many of our modern religious practices and sexual politics, imparting the lessons she has learned from her fathers wives. In chapter 34 of the book of genesis, dinahs tale is a short, horrific detour in the familiar narrative of jacob and joseph. What strikes you about the cultural differences dinah encounters visavis food, clothing, work, and malefemale relationships. In the bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the book of genesis that recount the life of jacob and his infamous dozen sons. Anyway, the red tent is all about a little lady called dinah. The second half of the book, which takes place in egypt, is somewhat more convincing and less oppressiveperhaps because there is no more red tent. The red tent of the title is the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness. Dec 07, 2014 the book the red tent expands dinahs role from the minor mentions she had in the bible to fictionalize a more complete biography for her. And itll help you get a handle on the red tent anyway, the red tent is all about a little lady called dinah.