num_pages: 64
description: Anita Diamant's bestseller The Red Tent boldly reimagines the biblical story of Dinah, a woman who makes only a brief, tragic appearance in the book of Genesis. Diamant's controversial novel has fascinated countless readers and enraged others, who believe it takes too many liberties with Hebrew scripture. Learn more, and see what you think about this:How much of The Red Tent is really based on known biblical history?Why did Diamant make the changes she made to the original biblical story?Why is the story of Dinah so different when told from a woman's perspective?
language: English
title: The Red Tent
titlecomplete: The Red Tent (Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion)
characters: Isaac (Bible), Dinah (Bible), Jacob (bible - son of Isaac)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Religion, Book Club, Womens, Adult, Feminism, Adult Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 586239
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Adult Fiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Boston Author's Club Award
publisher: Barnes & Noble