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A Grain of Wheat

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Author: Toyohiko Kagawa

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Translator (stanza 1): Frank Y. Ohtomo

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Translator (stanzas 2 and 3): Jonathan Fujita

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Text Information

First Line: When a grain of wheat
Title: A Grain of Wheat
Japanese Title: Hitotsuhu no
Author: Toyohiko Kagawa (1981)
Translator (stanza 1): Frank Y. Ohtomo (1981)
Translator (stanzas 2 and 3): Jonathan Fujita (1981)
Place of Origin: Japan
Language: English
Copyright: Trans. of stanza 1 © 1983 by Frank Y. Ohtomo; Trans. of stanzas 2 & 3 © 1983 by Jonathan Fujita; © 1981 Sumimoto Kagawa, Kagawa Foundation

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