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This article is about Brother Anthony. Not to be confused with [Antoine Kowalczyk](/source/Antoine_Kowalczyk).

**Brother Anthony** (born 1942) is a translator, scholar, and member of the [Taizé Community](/source/Taiz%C3%A9_Community). He was born **Anthony Graham Teague** in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) but has since become a naturalized citizen of South Korea under the [Korean name](/source/Korean_name) **An Sonjae** (Korean: 안선재).

## Life

Anthony Graham Teague was born in 1942 in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), [UK](/source/UK),[1] to Thomas Leslie Teague (February 2, 1914 – March 26, 1985) and Nan Albina Green (July 24, 1911 – February 3, 1991).[2] He studied Medieval and Modern languages at Oxford and In 1969 he joined the [Taizé Community](/source/Taiz%C3%A9_Community) in France, a monastic order composed of men from the Protestant, Anglican and Catholic traditions dedicated to spreading the message of trust and reconciliation.[3]

After three years' service in a Philippine slum,[4] in May 1980, Brother Anthony joined other brothers in Korea, invited by the late Archbishop of Seoul, [Cardinal Kim Sou-Hwan](/source/Stephen_Kim_Sou-hwan). He taught English literature at [Sogang University](/source/Sogang_University), Seoul, for nearly three decades, while translating works of modern [Korean literature](/source/Korean_literature) and also writing books and articles about literature and translation.

Brother Anthony began to translate modern Korean literature in 1988, and since then has published a wide variety of works from such classic Korean authors as [Ku Sang](/source/Ku_Sang), [Ko Un](/source/Ko_Un), Ch'on Sang-Pyong, So Chong-Ju, Kim Su-Yong, Shin Kyong-Nim, Yi Si-Young, Kim Kwang-Kyu, [Ynhui Park](/source/Ynhui_Park), and [Yi Mun-yol](/source/Yi_Mun-yol). In 1991 he won a Modern Korean Literature Translation Award from [The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times) for his translation of "Headmaster Abe" by Ko Un, and he began serving as one of the contest judges in 1996,[5] with his last year in the role being 2023.[6] In 1994, Brother Anthony became a naturalized Korean citizen, taking on the Korean name An Sonjae, Sonjae being the Korean form of Sudhana, the 'little pilgrim' of the Buddhist scripture The [Gandavyuha Sutra](/source/Gandavyuha_Sutra).

From January 2011 to December 2020 he served as president of the [Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch](/source/Royal_Asiatic_Society_Korea_Branch), tied for the longest term for an RAS Korea president.[7] He was awarded the Korean government's [Order of Cultural Merit](/source/Order_of_Cultural_Merit_(South_Korea)), Jade Crown class, in October 2008[8] for his work in promoting knowledge of Korean literature in the world. He reached retirement age at the start of 2007 and is currently a professor emeritus of [Sogang University](/source/Sogang_University) and a chair-professor of [Dankook University](/source/Dankook_University). In 2015 he received an [MBE](/source/Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire).[9] He currently lives in Seoul.

## Works

- Classical and Biblical Backgrounds to Western Literature. Seoul: Sogang University Press, 1989, Revised & expanded, 2000.
- Literature in English Society before 1660: Volume One, The Middle Ages. Seoul: Sogang University Press, 1997
- Literature in English Society: Part Two, The Renaissance 1485 - 1660. Seoul: Sogang University Press, 1998
- Textual Criticism of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Brother Anthony and Lee Dong-Chun. Seoul: Seoul National University Press, 2002.
- The Korean Way of Tea. By Brother Anthony of Taizé and Hong Kyeong-Hee. Seoul: Seoul Selection, 2007
- Korean Tea Classics. By Brother Anthony of Taizé, Hong Kyeong-Hee and Steven D. Owyoung. Seoul: Seoul Selection, 2010
- Eerie Tales from Old Korea. Compiled by Brother Anthony of Taizé. Seoul: Seoul Selection, 2013
- Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners. Compiled by Brother Anthony of Taizé and Robert Neff. Seoul: Seoul Selection, 2016
- Romantic Tales from Old Korea. Compiled by Brother Anthony of Taizé. Seoul: Seoul Selection, 2016

## Translated works

Translations are from Korean into English unless otherwise indicated.

**Poetry**

- Ku Sang, Wastelands of Fire // Wasteland Poems Forest Books 1990 // DapGae 2000
- Ku Sang, A Korean Century (Christopher's River; Diary of the Fields) Forest Books 1991 (Out of print)
- Ku Sang, Infant Splendor (Online text and images) Samseong 1991 (Out of print)
- Kim Kwang-kyu, Faint Shadows of Love Forest Books 1991 (Out of print)
- Ko Un, The Sound of my Waves Cornell EAS 1991 // Cornell – DapGae
- Midang, So Chong-ju, Early Lyrics Forest Books 1991 // Cornell - DapGae 1998
- Ch'on Sang-pyong, Back to Heaven Cornell EAS 1995 // Cornell - DapGae 1996
- Ko Un, What? : 108 Zen Poems (formerly Beyond Self) Parallax (Berkeley) 2008 (1997)
- Shin Kyong-nim, Farmers' Dance Cornell - DapGae 1999
- Kim Su-young, Shin Kyong-nim, Lee Si-young Variations Cornell 2001
- Ku Sang, Even the Knots on Quince Trees Tell Tales DapGae 2004
- Ku Sang, Eternity Today Seoul Selection 2005
- Kim Young-Moo, Virtual Reality DapGae 2005
- Kim Kwang-kyu, The Depths of a Clam White Pine Press 2005
- Ko Un, Ten Thousand Lives Green Integer (Los Angeles) 2005
- Kim Kwang-Kyu, A Journey to Seoul, DapGae 2006
- Ko Un, Flowers of a Moment, BOA 2006
- Chonggi Mah, Eyes of Dew, White Pine Press 2006
- Special Children, Poems for Planting Love, Seoul Selection 2008
- Ko Un, Songs for Tomorrow, Green Integer 2009
- Kim Yeong-Nang, Until Peonies Bloom, MerwinAsia 2010
- Kim Seung-Hee, Walking on a Washing Line, Cornell EAS 2011
- Ko Un, ChaRyong's Kiss (bilingual, poems for children about his daughter), Ba-u-sol 2011
- Ko Un, Himalaya Poems, Green Integer 2011
- Ko Un, First Person Sorrowful, Bloodaxe 2012
- (From the French) Brother Pierre Etienne, Selected Poems, Taize, 2013.
- Hong Yunsook, Sunlight in a Distant Place. Foreign Language Publications Ohio State U. 2013
- Ynhui Park, Shadows of the Void, Seoul Selection 2014
- Lee Si-Young, Patterns, Green Integer 2014
- Ko Un, Maninbo: Peace & War, Bloodaxe 2015
- Kim Soo-Bok Beating on Iron Green Integer 2015
- Anthology, The Colors of Dawn, Manoa, 2016
- [Do Jong-Hwan](/source/Do_Jong-hwan), No Flower Blooms Without Wavering, Seoul Selection, 2016
- Oh Sae-Young, Night Sky Checkerboard, Phoneme Media, 2016
- Shim Bo-Seon, Fifteen Seconds without Sorrow, Parlor Press, 2016
- Jeong Ho-Seung, A Letter Not Sent, Seoul Selection 2016
- Jeong Ho-Seung, Though flowers fall, I have never forgotten you, Seoul Selection 2016
- Ko Hyeong-Ryeol, Grasshoppers' Eyes, Parlor Press. 2017
- Lee Seong-Bok, Ah, Mouthless Things, Green Integer 2017
- Ko Un, Poems by Ko Un, Asia 2017
- Ahn Do-Hyun, Poems by Ahn Do-Hyun, Asia 2017
- Kim Jong-Gil, A Black Kite, MerwinAsia 2017
- Ahn Sang-Hak, Poems by Ahn Sang-Hak, Asia 2018
- Kim Sa-in, Liking in Silence, White Pine. 2019
- Yoo Anjin, As I Walk Alone, MerwinAsia 2020
- An Hyeon-mi, Deep Work, Asia 2020
- Kim Seung-Hee, Hope is Lonely, Arc 2020
- Ahn Joo-cheol, Feeling Never Stops, Asia 2020
- Kim Soo-yeol Homo Maskus, Asia 2020
- [Park Nohae](/source/Park_Nohae) Reading While Walking Along. 느린걸음 2021
- Lee Sul-ya Cave Boys Asia 2021
- Ko Un Maninbo Volumes 21-25 Green Integer 2022
- Moon Dong-man Thinking Less About Sad Things Asia 2022
- Sin Yong-mok Concealed Words Black Ocean 2022
- Kim Ilyeon All The Daughters of The Earth Seoul Selection 2023
- Ko Un Maninbo 26-30 Green Integer 2023
- Song Kyeong-dong I'll Write Again Tomorrow Asia 2023
- Kim Byung-ho Love Songs Sung with the Body Asia 2023
- Park Nohae Dawn of Labor Hawaii 2024

**Fiction**

- Yi Mun-yol, The Poet Harvill Press 1994 / Vintage 2001
- Lee Oyoung, The General's Beard / Phantom Legs Homa & Sekey 2002
- Ko Un, Little Pilgrim Parallax (Berkeley) 2005
- Bang Hyeon-seok, Off to Battle at Dawn. Translated with Dafna Zur. [Asia Publishers](/source/ASIA_Publishers), Bilingual Edition 2013
- Yi Mun-yol, Son of Man. Dalkey Archive 2015
- [J. M. G. Le Clézio](/source/J._M._G._Le_Cl%C3%A9zio), Bitna: Under the Sky of Seoul Seoul Selection (USA) 2017
- Jeong Ho-seung, Loving. Seoul Selection 2020
- Jeong Ho-seung, Lonesome Jar. Seoul Selection 2020
- J. M. Lee Broken Summer Amazon Crossing 2022
- Lee Geum-yi The Picture Bride Forge/Scribe 2022
- Lee Geum-yi Can't I Go Instead Forge/Scribe 2023
- Im Seong-sun The Consultant Raven Books 2023

**Non-fiction**

- Mok Sun-Ok, My Husband the Poet, Seoul Selection 2006
- (From the French) Daniel de Montmollin, The Practice of Stoneware Glazes: minerals, rocks, ashes. Paris: La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre. 2005.
- St. [Andrew Kim](/source/Andrew_Kim) Dae-geon The Letters of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon The Research Foundation of Korean Church History 2021
- Thomas Choe The Letters of the Venerable Father Thomas Choe Yang-eop The Research Foundation of Korean Church History 2022

## Awards

- [The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times) Translation Award (1991)
- [Daesan Translation Award](/source/Daesan_Literary_Awards) (1995)
- Korean Republic's Literary Award
- Korean PEN Translation Award
- Korean government's Order of Cultural Merit, Jade Crown class, in October 2008.
- Honorary MBE December 2015.
- 2024 Manhae Literary Award

## References

1. Ko Un (2005). [*Little Pilgrim*](https://archive.org/details/littlepilgrim00kon1/page/7383). Parallax Press, Berkeley. p. [7383](https://archive.org/details/littlepilgrim00kon1/page/7383). ISBN 1-888375-43-4.

1. Brother Anthony. ["Kea, Feock, Baldhu, Grampound, Cookham – The Teague, Dunn, Green & Greswell families – My Family Origins"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140108094304/http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/Family/FamilyPreface.html). *Anthony's Hompi*. Sogang. Archived from [the original](http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/Family/FamilyPreface.html) on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

1. Yoon, Sun Kyoung. ["An interview with Brother Anthony of Taizé"](http://www.asymptotejournal.com/article.php?cat=Interview&id=6). *[Asymptote](/source/Asymptote_(journal))*. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

1. Prater, David (24 November 2009). ["An interview with Brother Anthony of Taizé"](http://cordite.org.au/interviews/an-sonjae/). Cordite Poetry Review. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

1. Kwon, Mee-yoo (12 November 2020). ["Korea Times translation award recognizes budding talents"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2021/07/262_299240.html). [The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times). Retrieved 10 July 2021.

1. ["Winners of 55th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2024/11/135_385377.html). The Korea Times. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

1. Dunbar, Jon (1 December 2020). ["RAS Korea begins presidential succession"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/12/177_300118.html). [The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times). Retrieved 10 July 2021.

1. Chung, Ah-young (20 October 2008). ["Professor Brother Anthony Receives Cultural Order"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/11/178_33006.html). [The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times). Retrieved 10 July 2021.

1. Neff, Robert (7 December 2015). ["Brother Anthony honored by Queen Elizabeth II"](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2016/10/178_192614.html). *[The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times)*. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

## External links

- [Brother Anthony's home page](https://web.archive.org/web/20131111164019/http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/)
- [An interview with Brother Anthony](http://blog.colinmarshall.org/?p=2820) on *Notebook on Cities and Culture*

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