The Red Tent: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 0312169787
- ISBN-13
- 9780312169787
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-09-15
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Anita Diamant
Description
In a story based on the Book of Genesis, Jacob's only daughter, Dinah, shares her unique perspective on the origins of many of our modern religious practices and sexual politics, eager to impart the lessons in endurance and humanity she has learned from her father's wives. 45,000 first printing.
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