Anita Diamant Biography
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Anita Diamant is an American author of
fiction and non-fiction books.
She is perhaps best known for her novel The
Red Tent which was a best-seller. She has also written several guides
for Jewish people including The New Jewish Wedding and Living a Jewish
Life.
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Early life and Education
Diamant spent her childhood in Newark, New
Jersey and then moved to Denver, Colorado when she was 12 years old. She
attended the University of Colorado for two years but did not complete
her studies there. She transferred to Washington University (in
Missouri) where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Comparative
Literature. Anita then went on to receive a Master's Degree in English
from the State University of New York.
Career
Diamant started her writing career in 1975
as a free lance Journalist, for which she won awards. She has had
articles published in the Boston Globe magazine, Parenting magazine, New
England Monthly, Yankee, Self, Parents, McCalls, and Ms.
She branched out into books with the
release of The New Jewish Wedding published in 1985. Her debut as a
novelist came in 1997 with The Red Tent. She has published one other
novel, Good Harbour, and is working on another for publication in 2005.
She currently lives in Boston where she is
married and has one child.
Bibliography
Fiction
The Red Tent (1997)
Good Harbour
The Last Days of Dogtown (forthcoming)
Non-fiction
The New Jewish Wedding
The New Jewish Baby Book
Living a Jewish Life
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