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Anita is also an awardwinning journalist and the author of six books about contemporary jewish life. The red tent 20th anniversary edition audiobook, by anita diamant. Menstrual hut and moon lodge traditions show us that the red tent has a history. Read the red tent 20th anniversary edition a novel by anita diamant available from rakuten kobo. In the bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar. 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. 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. Anita diamant s the red tent is an epic celebration of womanhood, written for women everywhere, regardless of their status, creed or colour. Sep 27, 2015 the red tent by anita diamant in chm, djvu, epub download ebook.
The red tent tells the littleknown biblical story of dinah, daughter of the patriarch jacob and his wife, leah. Mar 19, 2015 this feature is not available right now. 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. Beautiful images and free subscription to an online magazine for. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Her second novel good harbor was a favourite with reading groups. She lives in massachusetts with her husband and daughter. A novel anita diamant audiobook download free full mp3 the boston girl. The idea of a separate womens space or menstrual hut is not a new idea. In the red tent, anita diamant brings this fascinating. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st.
In the bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, jacob. In the red tent, anita diamant has taken these scant details of dinahs life and imagined them into an amazing narrative of what might have happened. Mar 08, 2002 in the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life her name is dinah. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is. Download and read online for free the red tent by anita diamant.
The book it is important to define what the red tent is. Also bedded are zilpah, a goddess worshipper who has little use for men, and tiny, dark, and silent bilhah. Mar 01, 2003 listen to red tent 20th anniversary edition. It is the story of a woman whose life was blessed by great love and torn by tragedy, of the lessons she learned through her own experiences and those of the women, and men, whose lives she touched.
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She is also the author of the novels good harbor, the last days of dogtown and day after night, a collection of essays, pitching my t. It is over invested with a female perspective as an offset to the book of scriptures male view. 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. Womens stories from the red tent official trailer duration.
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. Publication date 2005 topics dinah biblical character fiction. Based on the biblical story of dinah, the red anita diamant is the author of twelve books the newest novel being the boston girl. Its goal was to take a female perspective of the significant ladies of the old testament and to revive them. In the bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour. The red tent 2005 read online free book by anita diamant.
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The tent is, as the narrator says, an earthbound rainbow, which is also true of this novel. Goodreads members who liked the red tent also liked. I dont complain that anita diamant made some of the characters pagan. The red tent 20th anniversary edition audiobook by anita diamant. In the bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapt. The tent is red because of the falling sun, and because of the. The red tent sparknotes literature guide by sparknotes. 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. In the red tent anita diamant brings the fascinating biblical character of dinah to vivid life her name is dinah. The red tent 20th anniversary edition audiobook listen instantly. Does it make you want to reread the bible and imagine other untold stories that lay hidden between the lines.
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Told in dinahs voice, the novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood the world of the red tent. 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. Does the red tent raise questions about other women in the bible. This is a beautifully told story centering around the four wives of jacob, the biblical son of isaac and rebecca. 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. Feb 09, 2008 summary and introduction to an incredible novel based upon three sentences from the pentateuch, or old testament. Anita diamant s debut novel the red tent was an international bestseller and won the booksense book of the year award. They covered her head with the finest embroidery and led her into the red tent.