The red tent, a 1969 russianitalian film based on nagibins novel. 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. The red tent by anita diamant book club discussion. The red tent was the place where women would gather when they were menstruating.
Nevertheless, the memory of the red tent lingers throughout the book. The red tent is the one place where these women have their own world and their own power. 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 tent is red because of the falling sun, and because of the flowing blood. The red tent is where women of rebeccas family spend the three days of their periods.
What strikes you about the cultural differences dinah encounters visavis food, clothing, work, and malefemale relationships. What part of the bible does the red tent come from. Deeply affecting, the red tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable contribution in modern fiction. In the bible, the characters of jacob and joseph are more wellrounded. The story of the twelve tribes of israel is told through the eyes of jacobs only daughter, dinah. The red tent 20th anniversary edition audiobook, by anita diamant. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books. Told in dinahs voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhoodthe world of the red tent. The red tent is a novel by anita diamant, published in 1997 by wyatt books for st. In the red tent dinahs story reaches out from a remarkable period of. They were secluded from men and younger girls and older women would attend to the daily chores. While they have it, its the one place where they can be safe.
It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of dinah, daughter of jacob and leah, sister of joseph. Dinah sometimes curses peopleand these people seem to feel the consequences. Additional foreshadowing includes the prediction by her grandmother, rebecca, the renowned oracle, that some sadness. With minnie driver, iain glen, will tudor, vinette robinson. After reading anita diamants novel the red tent, you can finally answer that age old question. The red tent by anita diamant 1997 her name is dinah. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes the red tent study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays. In the red tent, author anita diamant recreates the popular biblical story of jacob by giving a voice to his only daughter, dinah. You can actually camp almost anywhere in the game setting up camp is an everpresent option in the menu wheelbut when you head back to camp you can just walk. Healing female fertility by honoring the menstrual period.
It was also where they would go when giving birth or tending to the sick. Hey, the women in genesis kinda seem like minor characters. A list of important facts about anita diamants the red tent, including setting. The series is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by anita diamant. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The red tent by anita diamant goodreads share book. This study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the red tent. Known as simply the object of her brothers wrath, dinah. However, from many direct messages im getting, so many of you have loved it and finished it already. The tent is, as the narrator says, an earthbound rainbow, which is also true of this novel. The red tent was a place where a woman could retreat and take time to let her body naturally cleanse. In the red tent dinahs story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history to create an intimate, immediate connection. Other females would join her in their bleeding time as well. The story says that dinah was raped by an egyptian prince.
Despite this, the book still managed to take my breath away in manners unforeseen. Also bedded are zilpah, a goddess worshipper who has little use for men, and tiny, dark, and silent bilhah. Shani robinson always had a dream of opening her own restaurant. We hope that this guide will provide you a starting place for discussion, and suggest a variety of perspectives from which you might approach the red tent. The red tent by anita diamant tells the story of the biblical character dinah, jacobs daughter and josephs sister. Red tent shelter, a tent used by survivors of the airship italia the red tent nagibin novel, 1960. 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 novel named for the tent in which the books characters take refuge when they menstruate or after giving birth legitimized the kind of. The red tent hits the small screen in new steamy setting. We really dont get to see the red tent in the second half of the book, because dinah is no longer with her mothers. We had all been reading the book which was reissued in 2007 to mark its 10th anniversary, and we thought it was a great model, says windman, a. The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness. The biblical story of jacob is retold through the eyes of his daughter dinah and his four wives, who care for each other in a special red tent. In the story, diamant retells the biblical rape story of dinah. Buy a cheap copy of the red tent book by anita diamant. In the bible, dinahs 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. In the red tent, we see dinah grow from childhood to old age. The red tent is the place where women go during menstruation and childbirth it is a place men of the time period have no access to.
Dinah opens the story by recounting for readers the union of her mother leah and father jacob, as well as. Simon and levi, two of her brothers, avenge dinah by killing all the. Much of the novel, especially initially, takes place in the setting of the red tent. The first twohour episode premiered on lifetime on december 7, 2014. Diamant, the book s author, has faced accusations of blasphemy for her imaginative departure from the events of genesis 34. It is the story, though, told in a way you never heard it. The red tent hits the small screen in new steamy setting the. The red tent cafe, a restaurant specializing in fish fries and soul food, will soon open in dousman. Other female friends and family would gather in the red tent to aid these women in whatever ways they may need. Most women have heard of the red tent because they read the book. Here, the red tent book and miniseries took liberties with the original tale and stretched it into a full, dramatic narrative that provides a muchneeded voice to the sole woman in the original. The book travels from haran contemporary iraqsyria, through canaan and into shechem israel, and into egypt. Dinah opens the story by recounting for readers the union of her mother leah and father jacob, as well as the.
In the bible, dinahs story is only briefly mentioned. Many of us having brief understanding of biblical settings and stories, however, the majority of us agreed that the setting seemed to be a true refection of life at that time. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this. In the bible, dinahs 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. And similar again to the red tent it examines all the major phases of womens lives birth, childhood, menstruation, sexuality, pregnancy, motherhood, and the wise women years. What do make of this story being told from beyond the grave. She is a minor character in the bible, but the author has broadened her story.
The red tent hits the small screen in new steamy setting sexy lifetime adaptation of bestselling anita diamant biblebased novel to be screened in north america on december 78. 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 red tent is a novel by anita diamant that was first published in 1997. 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. I loved the red tent and wanted to ask if anyone has any other equally riveting biblicalhistorical fiction books that go super really hard on characterization. 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. 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.
The red tent of the title refers to the tent the women of the tribe remain in while experiencing their time of the. Deeply affecting, the red tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction. The red tent, a 2014 miniseries based on diamants novel. 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. 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. This is a timeless tradition observed by ancient cultures which serves as a regular forum for empowering womens sense of selfhood. 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. 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. I brought high expectations to the book as a trusted friend highly recommended it to me. August bookclub discussion questions by the red tent, august 16, 2018 so, were halfway through our scheduled august book.
Goodreads members who liked the red tent also liked. The book follows four very different women whose lives become interconnected as they struggle to survive on masada. The red tent is an american television miniseries produced by paula weinstein and directed by roger young. Find books like the red tent from the worlds largest community of readers. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. The wives of jacob gather in the red tent, and in that image anita diamant has found the heart of a pulsing and moving novel. The following author biography and list of questions about the red tent are intended as resources to aid individual readers and book groups who would like to learn more about the author and this book.