by: Anita Diamant
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
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Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: August 21, 2007
Publisher: Picador
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Sales Rank: 118676
Studio: Picador
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Product Description:
A New York Times Bestseller
A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of The Red Tent.
Her name is 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 that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons.
Told in Dinah's voice, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of the mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past.
Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's lives.
Amazon.com Review:
The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insider's look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and only daughter, Dinah. Told in the voice of Jacob's daughter Dinah (who only received a glimpse of recognition in the Book of Genesis), we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters who bled within the red tent. In a confiding and poetic voice, Dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, Rachel, Leah, Zilpah, and Bilhah--all wives to Jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits. As she reveals these sensual and emotionally charged stories we learn of birthing miracles, slaves, artisans, household gods, and sisterhood secrets. Eventually Dinah delves into her own saga of betrayals, grief, and a call to midwifery.
"Like any sisters who live together and share a husband, my mother and aunties spun a sticky web of loyalties and grudges," Anita Diamant writes in the voice of Dinah. "They traded secrets like bracelets, and these were handed down to me the only surviving girl. They told me things I was too young to hear. They held my face between their hands and made me swear to remember." Remembering women's earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the theme of this magnificent book. In fact, it's been said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters, instead of her sons. --Gail Hudson
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- MAKE THIS A FILMYes, THE RED TENT needs to become a film SOON.
Who will do this?
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- A great story!Let me first state that this book is not for the religiously sensitive, anyone looking for historical/religious insight, or anyone who is easily offended. I think a lot of the negative reviews come from people with certain historical or religious expectations.
However, if you are simply looking for a compelling feminist story, you're in the right place. I'd place The Red Tent along side The Mists of Avalon for both historic and religious accuracy and content- so basically, don't look ... Read More
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- Disgusting SMUT!!Although this book is interesting in a historical context, the sex and inappropriate portions far outweigh the good parts of the book. I felt like I needed to go wash my eyes out after reading part of this book. Filthy!
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- God Bless All The negative Reviewers Who Warned Me Away From From This FILTH!Fortunately I usually read the negative reviews of a book,as well as the good ones,because as a Christian they often warn of something offensive that I do not want to read. Thankfully,that was the case here with The Red Tent.There is no way that I want to read about men having sex with animals,or to read a blasphemous book that should have never been written.It saddens me to see how so many are so lacking in discernment that they would actually enjoy such garbage,and not find it offensive to God and ... Read More
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- Bible stories from a woman's eyeStories of women in the Bible are few and far between. When they are included, they are often temptresses, harlots, or victims. Occassionally they are heroes. Because of the time and influences of authors and editors, their stories are limited and culled. Anita Diamant examines the life of one of these women, Dinah. In Genesis 34, the story of her rape and the revenge enacted by two of her brothers (of the 12 sons of Israel) is presented, but nothing is ever written about her again. Diamant tells her ... Read More
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