Redjeb Jordania

All My Georgias: Paris--new York--tbilisi Redjeb Jordania

Publisher Marketing: All my Georgias is a book of memoirs structured as a compilation of real life stories that paint a vivid picture of the author's lifelong journey through the hectic 20th century . Redjeb Jordania is the son of the first president of Georgia, Noe Jordania, who along with his entire government, was forced to immigrate to France after the Soviet occupation of Georgia in 1921. Redjeb was born in Paris, where he grew up among the Georgian emigre colony. He later moved to the United States where he eventually settled in New York and East Hampton. His very first occasion to visit the country of his ancestors came about in 1990. That fall and the following year he had the privilege of witnessing some of the tumultuous events that led to Georgia's independence, the election of President Gamsakhurdia, and a few months later his ouster by an armed rebellion. These stories are told in a masterful manner, fascinating, sometimes comical, with historical and cultural insights as background, including: life in the Georgian emigre colony in Paris, a delirious music lesson under the bombs during WWII, living without citizenship, a New York encounter with the KGB, Georgia's road to independence, and much more. Anyone interested in how people adjust to history - or just a good story - will find this book hard to put down Sandro Kvitashvili, Rector, Tbilisi State University Contributor Bio:  Jordania, Redjeb Redjeb Jordania, designer/builder of the Uqbar pram-nosed dinghies, is a former director of the East Hampton Marine Museum Boat Shop; an associate professor of maritime history and literature of the sea for the seamester program at Southampton College; and was a senior boatbuilding instructor for the Pioneer Marine School at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City. He is author of "Pocket Guide to Boating" and many articles on sailing and boat-building. He is also a former sailing instructor at Club Med. Jordania has extensive sailing experience in the waters of North America, the Caribbean, and Europe.