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Subject:
Biographical details of Japanese author Yei (or Eiko) Theodora Ozaki
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: momp-ga List Price: $50.00 |
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22 Apr 2003 19:54 PDT
Expires: 22 May 2003 19:54 PDT Question ID: 194115 |
Please help me to find all available biographical details of the Japanese writer Yei Theodora Ozaki (including her origins and immediate family). She was the author of "Japanese Fairy Tales" published in the first decade of the twentieth century. She married the Japanese statesman Yukio Ozaki who died in 1954. She was born in Scotland, nee Morrison. Her father's elder brother is said to have translated the Bible into Chinese and to be buried in Macau. Thank you very much. |
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Re: Biographical details of Japanese author Yei (or Eiko) Theodora Ozaki
From: journalist-ga on 22 Apr 2003 22:04 PDT |
Greetings Momp: I happen to have that book and it's one of my favorites. I especially like "The Jellyfish and the Monkey" because I was born in the year of the Monkey. My friends would tell you the animal's characteristics suit me well. lol I discovered a few references at Questia but it is a subscription service and I am not a member. However, you may want to join their service to view the links. The top 3 book titles that came back in a search for "Theodora Ozaki" that appeared to pertain mostly to her profession were: Encyclopedia of Literature Book by Joseph T. Shipley; Philosophical Library, 1946 Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Literature--Dictionaries, Indexes, Etc The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature Book by Humphrey Carpenter, Mari Prichard; Oxford University Press, 1999 Subjects: Children's Literature--Dictionaries The Art of the Story-Teller Book by Marie L. Shedlock; Dover Publications, 1952 Subjects: Storytelling, Children's Stories, Children's Literature--Bibliography, Activity Programs In Education Then, 2 more looked interesting as personal life contributions: All Her Paths Are Peace : Women Pioneers in Peacemaking Book by Michael Henderson; Kumarian Press, 1994 Subjects: Women Pacifists--Biography The Beginning of Heaven and Earth: The Sacred Book of Japan's Hidden Christians Book by Christal Whelan; University of Hawaii Press, 1996 Subjects: Catholic Church--Japan--Membership, Crypto-Christians--Japan, Japan--Church History, Kakure Kirishitan I hope another Researcher has more luck with locating the information you seek. It may be only available from a Japanese source. I have a friend in the Tokyo area and I've sent her an email asking if she can find something on the Japanese web for me. I wish I could read the Japanese language. I'll let you know if she finds anything. |
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Re: Biographical details of Japanese author Yei (or Eiko) Theodora Ozaki
From: momp-ga on 23 Apr 2003 01:07 PDT |
Dear Journalist-ga (it sounds rather like the honorific Tibetan 'name-la'), Thank you for your prompt and personal response--not that it actually answered my question yet. It is thoughtful of you to ask the help of your friend in Tokyo. Actually, I am enquiring on behalf of my wife who is Japanese and in Tokyo right now, and I will shortly be joining her there. I should have advised her to check the Japanese sources herself. She is the granddaughter of Yei Teodora--and a rabbit, by the way, while I am a horse (we are not as incompatible as that sounds). Is your name lol? momp-ga |
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Re: Biographical details of Japanese author Yei (or Eiko) Theodora Ozaki
From: journalist-ga on 23 Apr 2003 07:33 PDT |
I won't attempt to answer until I have enough info that I think would make a solid answer. I did hear from Kazue this morning and she wasn't immediately familiar with the Ozaki's life, and she said she'd inquire around and check the Japanese web. Kazue sent me the Fairy book many years ago. I did run across a play that included Ozaki as a character. Titled "The Chrysanthemum and the Rose: A Diplomat's Wife in Japan" based on the book "A Diplomatist's Wife in Japan" by Mary Crawford Fraser. It's featured on the site of the Tokyo Actors Repertory Theater at http://www2.gol.com/users/tarc/play.html. I found it from the link http://www2.gol.com/users/tarc/mary.html where the page seems titled "Mary Crawford Fraser." On that site there is an image of a scene from the play where Ozaki appears. You might check with the theater and inquire if they know who wrote the play. The author may know more about Ozaki. The phone number is (03) 3269-5054. I'll let you know if kazue discoveres anything. |
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