About Yei Theodora Ozaki
Yei Theodora Ozaki was a writer and translator who grew up between England and Japan. Her father was Japanese and her mother British. Both cultures shaped her work in bringing stories to new readers.
In 1903, she published The Japanese Fairy Book, a collection of Japanese narratives retold in English. In her preface, she explained that she drew on previously published Japanese versions and adapted them for young English-speaking readers.
Her books kept the characters and situations of the Japanese stories while seeking ways to make them accessible to a different readership. She also acknowledged help with translation and worked with Japanese illustrators on her collections.